Barrier: Lazy/Slothful
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
sluggishness, laziness
laxness, slackness, slackening, deceit, treachery
Word Usage - Total: 33
indolence 1, laziness 1, lazy 1, lazy one 1, sluggard 12, deceitful 4, deceitfully 3, deceit 2, slothful 2, false 1, guile 1, idle 1, slack 1, sluggard 14, slothfulness 2
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,
Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets!"
Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense;
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!"
Proverbs 26:14
As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
Proverbs 26:15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
New Testament Meaning
Definition
free from labour, at leisure
lazy, shunning the labour which one ought to perform
sluggish, slothful, backward
slow, sluggish, indolent, dull, languid
Word Usage - Total: 16
careless 1, idle 4, lazy 1, useless 2, lagging behind 1, lazy 1, trouble 1, dull 1, slothful 1
Matthew 20:3
"And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;
Matthew 20:6
"And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
1Timothy 5:13
And at the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention.
Titus 1:12
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
Matthew 25:26
"But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I scattered no seed.
Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Romans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Colossians 2:18 - Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.
1Thessalonians 5:14 - And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 - In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
2 Thessalonians 3:11 - We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
Breakthrough: Excellence/Perseverance
Old Testament Meaning
Definition
strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army
strength
ability, efficiency
wealth
force, army
Word Usage - Total: 243
able 5, armies 3, army 82, army* 1, capability 1, capable 3, elite army 1, excellence 1, excellent 2, forces 12, full 1, goods 1, great 1, might 1, mighty 1, nobly 1, power 2, retinue 2, riches 9, strength 10, strong 2, substance 1, troops 2, valiant 41, valiant* 4, valiantly 6, valor 18, very powerful 1, warriors 1, wealth 25, wealthy 1, worthy 1
Genesis 47:6
"The land of Egypt is at your disposal; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land, let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know any capable men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock."
Exodus 18:21
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them, as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Joshua 8:3
So Joshua rose with all the people of war to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose, men, valiant warriors, and sent them out at night.
Judges 6:12
And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior."
Ruth 3:11
"And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.
Psalm 108:13
Through God we shall do valiantly; And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
Psalm 110:3
Thy people will volunteer freely in the day of Thy power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Thy youth are to Thee as the dew.
Psalm 118:15
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Psalm 118:16
The right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Proverbs 12:4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 31:10
An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels
New Testament Meaning
Definition
a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action
virtue, moral goodness
any particular moral excellence, as modesty, purity
Word Usage - Total: 5
excellence 2, excellencies 1, moral excellence 2
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.
2 Peter 1:3
seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:5
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge;
Definition
to stay at or with, to tarry still, still to abide, to continue, remain
of tarrying in a place
to persevere, continue
of the thing continued in
f the blessing for which one keeps himself fit enoting the action persisted in to remain i.e. abide, not recede or flee
to preserve: under misfortunes and trials to hold fast to one's faith in Christ
to endure, bear bravely and calmly: ill treatments
Word Usage - Total: 34
continue 4, continued 1, persevere 1, persisted 1, remain 4, stay 2, stayed 3, staying 1 endure 3, endure...with patience 1, endured 5, endures 3, patiently endure 1, perseveres 1, persevering 1, remained 1, stayed behind 1
Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
1 Timothy 4:16
Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things; for as you do this you will insure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
1 Corinthians 13:7
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
2 Timothy 2:10
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we shall also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us;
Hebrews 10:32
But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,
Hebrews12:2
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:3
For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:7
It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
James 1:12
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 5:11
Behold, we count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
Ephesians 2:10 -For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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