Ecclesiastes 10:18

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Cross-references

Proverbs 20:4 shows the sluggard who doesn't plow and ends with nothing — the same consequence of laziness as the leaking roof.

Proverbs 21:25 says the sluggard's desire kills him because his hands refuse labor — reinforcing the deadly outcome of sloth here.

Proverbs 24:30 describes the sluggard's overgrown field — a vivid parallel to the neglected house decaying here.

Proverbs 24:31 details the broken wall and thorns — the same kind of physical decay from neglect seen in the leaking house.

Proverbs 10:4 pairs slack hand with poverty and diligent hand with riches — the same principle of sloth leading to loss.

Hebrews 6:11 urges earnestness to the end — the positive virtue opposite to the sloth that causes decay here.

2 Peter 1:5-10 calls for diligence to avoid falling — contrasting with the house falling due to laziness here.