Quotes about Productivity
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
— Proverbs 14:4
Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
— Proverbs 18:9
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
— Proverbs 19:24
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
— Proverbs 21:25
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
— Proverbs 24:33
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
— Proverbs 26:14
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
— Proverbs 28:19
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
— Proverbs 31:13
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
— Proverbs 31:27
What does the worker gain from his toil?
— Ecclesiastes 3:9
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
— Ecclesiastes 10:18
For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”
— Isaiah 5:10