Quotes about Diligence
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 20:4
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 21:5
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- Proverbs 21:25
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
- Proverbs 22:29
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Proverbs 24:33
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Proverbs 26:13
She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
- Proverbs 31:15
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
- Proverbs 31:18
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
- Proverbs 31:27
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
- Proverbs 31:31
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10