Proverbs 6:12-14

The Voice

Laziness is not just a bad habit; it’s a threat—a clear and present danger. Since the beginning, God has made us in His image to create and tend His good creation. In other words, God has made us to work. It is in our spiritual DNA. We must do it in order to be who God made us and to fight off the threats of poverty and want. God has also created the Sabbath as a space for us to rest, of course, just as He rested on the seventh day.

¹²Someone who struts around taking advantage of unsuspecting souls
    and deceiving others is to be avoided.
¹³With a wink of his eye, a quick shuffle of his feet,
    and a slight gesture with his hand, he signals his roguish treachery.
¹⁴With a warped mind and twisted heart, he constantly looks for his own gain at others’ expense,
    causing friction everywhere he goes.