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Ecclesiastes 10:18
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Ecclesiastes 10:18
18¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
18¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse of the hands the house droppeth through.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ecclesiastes 10:18
A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
slothfulness
The indulgence of sloth; inactivity; the habit of idleness; laziness.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A structure made for habitation or use; also the act of constructing.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Abstinence from labor or employment; the state of a person who is unemployed in labor, or unoccupied in business; the state of doing nothing.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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Open the full verse study4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Open the full verse study30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Open the full verse study11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
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Open the full verse study25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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Open the full verse study21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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Open the full verse study5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
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Open the full verse study24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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