Luke 16:3

The manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking away my management job? I do not have strength to dig, and I am 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 him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

4I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from my management job, people will welcome me into their houses.'

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1

Proverbs 18:9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1

Proverbs 20:4The lazy person does not plow in autumn; 1 he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing. 1

Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of a lazy man, 1 past the vineyard of the man having no sense. 1

Proverbs 27:23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks 1 and be concerned about your herds, 1

Isaiah 10:3What will you do on judgment day when the destruction comes from far away? 1 To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? 1

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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