Proverbs 6:6 commands 'Go to the ant, you sluggard' — directly preceding verse, offering the ant's diligence as a lesson.

Proverbs 1:22 opens with the same 'How long?' rebuke — calling out simple ones, as the sluggard is challenged here.

Proverbs 24:33 quotes verbatim the sluggard's 'a little sleep' — a direct repetition of the lazy excuse.

In Proverbs 19:15, laziness brings deep sleep and hunger — the same consequence for the sluggard's inactivity.

In Proverbs 19:24, the sluggard is too lazy to lift his hand from the dish — another vivid image of the same indolence.

In Proverbs 20:13, loving sleep leads to poverty — directly echoing the call to wake up.

In Proverbs 23:21, drowsiness clothes with rags — adding drunkenness to the causes of sleep-induced poverty.

In Proverbs 26:14, the sluggard turns on his bed like a door on its hinges — endless motion without progress.

Romans 13:11 calls believers to wake from spiritual slumber — a direct NT parallel to the physical sleep of the sluggard.

Ephesians 5:14 says 'Wake up, sleeper' — using the same imagery to urge spiritual awakening, echoing Proverbs' call.

Psalm 94:8 rebukes the dull and foolish with 'When will you be wise?' — a parallel call to wake up, but regarding spiritual understanding.