Proverbs 12:27 contrasts the lazy who lose their game with the diligent who feast — same chapter theme of work's reward.

Proverbs 10:4 also contrasts diligent and lazy hands — showing economic consequences, while 12:24 highlights ruling vs. servitude.

Proverbs 13:4 contrasts the sluggard's unsatisfied cravings with the diligent's fulfillment — reinforcing the reward of hard work.

Proverbs 19:15 shows laziness bringing deep sleep and hunger — a parallel consequence to laziness ending in slave labor.

Proverbs 21:25 says the sluggard's craving kills him because his hands refuse to work — directly reinforces the danger of laziness.

Proverbs 22:13 gives the sluggard's lion-in-the-street excuse — a classic example of lazy avoidance, opposite of diligence.

In Proverbs 22:29, skill at work leads to serving before kings — a direct parallel to diligent hands ruling over others.

Proverbs 24:30-34 describes a sluggard's field overgrown, ending in poverty — a vivid picture of laziness leading to servitude.

Proverbs 26:13-16 mocks the sluggard's excuses and self-deception — a direct parallel theme of lazy behavior and its folly.

In Proverbs 14:23, the same contrast between diligent work and empty talk appears — profit comes from toil, not mere words.

In Proverbs 26:14, the sluggard's endless motionlessness on his bed illustrates the slothful person described here — laziness that goes nowhere.

Proverbs 17:2 shows a wise servant ruling over a disgraceful son — echoing the theme that diligence/wisdom leads to authority, though in a different context.

1 Kings 11:28 shows Jeroboam's industry earning him authority over labor — a historical example of diligence leading to rule.

In Ecclesiastes 10:18, laziness leads to decay and ruin — a concrete consequence of the sloth that results in forced labor.

In Hebrews 6:12, the same call to avoid sluggishness is applied to spiritual perseverance — a NT echo of this wisdom about diligence.