Luke 16:3

Facing unemployment, the manager admits he is too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg, and ponders his future.

Cross-references · 23

• Prov 24:30–34I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
• Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
• Prov 26:13–16The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
• Hos 9:5What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
• Prov 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
• Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
• Prov 29:21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
• Prov 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
• Jer 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
• Prov 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
• Luke 18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
• Esth 6:6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
• Isa 10:3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
• Luke 16:20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
• Mark 10:46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
• Luke 12:17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
• Prov 21:25–26The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
• Prov 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
• Prov 27:23–27Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
• 2 Th 3:11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
• Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• Prov 15:19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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