Proverbs 6:10-11 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Proverbs 10:5 A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

Proverbs 12:11 A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

Proverbs 12: 14 Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.

Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

Proverbs 14:23 Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!

Proverbs 21:25 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 31:17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.

Pastor Ben moves forward in the Proverbs series with Word to the Wise: Work Wise. Looking throughout the book of Proverbs Ben talks about how most of us spend the majority of our waking hours, work.