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Proverbs 26:13-16 (TNIV)

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13 A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!" 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on the bed. 15 Sluggards bury their hands in the dish and are too lazy to bring them back to their mouths. 16 Sluggards are wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 13) Laziness - The sluggard makes excuses
(v. 16) Laziness - The sluggard is wise in his own eyes

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Raising Awesome Kids - Work Ethic and responsibility (2008-12-27)
(v. 13) Followup - Laziness (part I) (2011-01-22)
(v. 14) Raising Awesome Kids - Work Ethic and responsibility (2008-12-27)
(v. 14) Followup - Laziness (part I) (2011-01-22)
(v. 14) Proverbs on Laziness (part I) (2011-09-29)
(v. 15) Followup - Laziness (part I) (2011-01-22)
(v. 15) Proverbs on Laziness (part I) (2011-09-29)
(v. 16) Followup - Laziness (part I) (2011-01-22)
(v. 16) Proverbs on Laziness (part I) (2011-09-29)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 14) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)