Bible verses about "lazy" | BBE

²⁷ He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

¹⁶ But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

⁶ Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

¹³ The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. ¹⁴ A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed. ¹⁵ The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him. ¹⁶ The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

⁴ The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

⁴ He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

¹³ Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

¹⁷ So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

¹³ The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

²⁵ The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; ³¹ And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. ³² Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. ³³ A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: ³⁴ So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

¹¹ For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others. ¹² Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

²² But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

²³ Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

⁹ How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

⁸ If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.