Being Lazy

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

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

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

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

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. — read the full passage →

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. — read the full passage →

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

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

And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

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

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. — read the full passage →

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

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

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — read the full passage →

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

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death. — read the full passage →

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

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

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. — read the full passage →

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; — read the full passage →

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →