Proverbs 24:33 | DiscipleDeck

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Proverbs 24:33

This verse quotes the lazy person's own inner monologue — each 'little' seems harmless in isolation, but together they describe a pattern of perpetual avoidance. The repetition of 'little' is the point: it is the smallness that makes it dangerous.

Memory phrase: Little by little, laziness grows.

Talk about it: Have you ever said 'just a little more' about something and then kept putting things off? What happened?

Prayer: God, help me not make excuses for laziness. Help me get up and work.

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