Sluggards and Riddles

Sluggards

Prov6:9“Howlongwillyouliethere,yousluggard?Whenwillyougetupfromyoursleep?”

Prov26:14“Asadoorturnsonitshinges,Sodoesthelazymanonhisbed”

Prov24:30-32Ipassedbythe?ieldofthesluggardAndbythevineyardofthemanlackingsense,

Andbehold,itwascompletelyovergrownwiththistles;Itssurfacewascoveredwithnettles,Anditsstonewallwasbrokendown.WhenIsaw,Ire?lecteduponit;

Ilooked,[and]receivedinstruction.Prov24:33-34“Alittlesleep,alittleslumber,Alittlefoldingofthehandstorest,”Thenyourpovertywillcome[as]arobber

Andyourwantlikeanarmedman.

Prov10:26“Asvinegartotheteeth,andassmoketotheeyes,

soisthesluggardtothemthatsendhim”

Prov26:16“Thelazymaniswiserinhisowneyesthansevenmenwhocananswersensibly”

Prov22:13“Thesluggardsays,‘Thereisalionoutside;Iwillbekilledinthestreets!’”

Riddles

Whathasahead,atail,isbrown,andhasnolegs?

Prov30:7-9TwothingsIaskedofYou,DonotrefusemebeforeIdie:Keepdeceptionandliesfarfromme,Givemeneitherpovertynorriches;Feedmewiththefoodthatismyportion,ThatInotbefullanddeny[You]andsay,“WhoistheLORD?”OrthatInotbeinwantandsteal,AndprofanethenameofmyGod.

Agur’sPrayer

x,x+1“Thereare3x,no4.”

Prov30:15Theleechhastwodaughters,“Give,”“Give.”Therearethreethingsthatwillnotbesatis?ied,Fourthatwillnotsay,“Enough”:Prov30:16Sheol,andthebarrenwomb,Earththatisneversatis?iedwithwater,And?irethatneversays,“Enough.”

Prov30:18Therearethreethingswhicharetoowonderfulforme,FourwhichIdonotunderstand:Prov30:19Thewayofaneagleinthesky,Thewayofaserpentonarock,Thewayofashipinthemiddleofthesea,Andthewayofamanwithamaid.

Prov30:20Thisisthewayofanadulterouswoman:Sheeatsandwipeshermouth,Andsays,“Ihavedonenowrong.”

Prov30:21Underthreethingstheearthquakes,Andunderfour,itcannotbearup:Prov30:22Underaslavewhenhebecomesking,Andafoolwhenheissatis?iedwithfood,Prov30:23Underanunlovedwomanwhenshegetsahusband,Andamaidservantwhenshesupplantshermistress.

Prov30:24Fourthingsaresmallontheearth,Buttheyareexceedinglywise:Prov30:25Theantsarenotastrongpeople,Buttheypreparetheirfoodinthesummer;Prov30:26Therockbadgersarenotmightypeople,Yettheymaketheirhousesintherocks;Prov30:27Thelocustshavenoking,Yetallofthemgooutinranks;Prov30:28Thelizardyoumaygraspwiththehands,Yetitisinkings’palaces.

Prov30:29Therearethreethingswhicharestatelyin[their]march,Evenfourwhicharestatelywhentheywalk:Prov30:30Thelion[which]ismightyamongbeastsAnddoesnotretreatbeforeany,Prov30:31Thestruttingrooster,themalegoatalso,Andaking[whenhis]armyiswithhim.

Rom.12:3ForthroughthegracegiventomeIsaytoeveryoneamongyounottothinkmorehighlyofhimselfthanheoughttothink;buttothinksoastohavesoundjudgment,asGodhasallottedtoeachameasureoffaith.Rom.12:4-8Forjustaswehavemanymembersinonebodyandallthemembersdonothavethesamefunction,sowe,whoaremany,areonebodyinChrist,andindividuallymembersoneofanother.Sincewehavegiftsthatdifferaccordingtothegracegiventous,[eachofusistoexercisethemaccordingly]:ifprophecy,ifservice,inhisserving;orhewhoteaches,inhisteaching;orhewhoexhorts,inhisexhortation;hewhogives,withliberality;hewholeads,withdiligence;hewhoshowsmercy,withcheerfulness.

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