Ecclesiastes 10:18 Cross References - Geneva

¹⁸ By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

¹ A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.

⁴ The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.

²⁵ The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

³⁰ I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding. ³¹ And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe. ³² Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction. ³³ Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe. ³⁴ So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

¹¹ And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,

⁵ Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto: ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith: and with vertue, knowledge: ⁶ And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines: ⁷ And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue. ⁸ For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ: ⁹ For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes. ¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, giue rather diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye doe these things, ye shall neuer fall.