Luke 16:3

The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.

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In The King James Version

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

In Context

2So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won't be continuing as manager.’

4Oh, I know what I'm going to do so that when I'm sacked as manager people will make me welcome in their homes.’

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4Lazy people want a lot, but get nothing; if you work hard you'll be well rewarded.

Proverbs 18:9Laziness and destruction are brothers.

Proverbs 20:4Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.

Proverbs 24:30I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.

Proverbs 27:23You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,

Isaiah 10:3What are you going to do on the day you're punished, when disaster falls on you from far away? Who are you going to run to so you can get help? Where are you going to leave all your wealth?

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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