Cross references
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through laziness the roof caves in,
and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 14:1 (10 votes) and Proverbs 20:4 (6 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Proverbs 10 to 2 Peter 1.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 10:18 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 14:110 votes
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 20:46 votes
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 24:30–346 votes
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. …
- Proverbs 21:255 votes
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- Proverbs 23:215 votes
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- Hebrews 6:115 votes
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- Proverbs 12:244 votes
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- 2 Peter 1:5–104 votes
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; …
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 10:18?
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