Bible verses about "laziness" | JPS_ASV_Byz

¹⁵ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;

¹³ The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.' ¹⁴ The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed. ¹⁵ The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it back to his mouth. ¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.

²³ In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

²² But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

¹¹ For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. ¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort by the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

¹⁷ To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

¹⁶ But to do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

²⁵ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; ³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. ³² Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction. ³³ 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' - ³⁴ So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.

⁴ The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

¹³ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.

⁹ Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.

⁸ But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

²³ whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.