Ecclesiastes 10:18 · KJV
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
— Ecclesiastes 10:18
Blessed {art} thou, O land, when thy king {is} the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all {things}. {maketh...: Heb. maketh glad the life}
Ecclesiastes 10 — Context
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king {is} a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17Blessed {art} thou, O land, when thy king {is} the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all {things}. {maketh...: Heb. maketh glad the life}
20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. {thought: or, conscience}
Cross References
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
2 Peter 1:5-10
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
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