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  Proverbs 18:9 - One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

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  Proverbs 11:31 - 12:7 - Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices. A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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  Proverbs 13:3 - 5 - He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied. A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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  Proverbs 21:5 - The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

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  Proverbs 13:10 - 12 - Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom. Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

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  2 Peter 1:11 - For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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  Proverbs 10:4 - 5 - He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

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  Proverbs 13:25 - The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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  Proverbs 14:35 - The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

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  Proverbs 6:8 - 11 - provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.