Luke 16:3
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
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Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great destroyer.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 27:23Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.
Isaiah 10:3And what will all of you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will all of you flee for help? and where will all of you leave your glory?
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 →