Bible verses about "laziness" | Goodspeed

¹⁷ But he answered them, "My Father is still at work, and I work too."

²² Obey the message; do not merely listen to it, and deceive yourselves.

¹¹ For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. ¹² Now with the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ we charge and exhort such people to keep quiet and do their work and earn their own living.

¹⁷ So when a man knows what is right and fails to do it, he is guilty of sin.

¹⁶ But do not forget to be helpful and generous, for that is the kind of sacrifice that pleases God.

⁸ Whoever fails to provide for his own relatives, and particularly for members of his own family, has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹⁰ When I was with you, I gave you this rule: "If anyone refuses to work, give him nothing to eat!"

²³ Work at everything you do with all your hearts, as work done not for men only but for the Lord,