Being Lazy

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who 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 under tribute.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he 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 which 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 armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

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

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. — read the full passage →

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove 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 →

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

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

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

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working 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 that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

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

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

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only 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 thine 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 slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

And the Lord 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 own hands, as we commanded you; — read the full passage →

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

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. — read the full passage →

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

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 have not strawed:

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

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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

Wherefore, my beloved, 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 labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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

The slothful man 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 →

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, 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 the grave, whither thou goest.

The slothful man 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 without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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 labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. — 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 the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

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

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. — read the full passage →

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

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

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

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

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, 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 unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

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

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: — 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 which is in heaven.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to 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 slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Provideth her meat 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 when he is old, he will not depart from it.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto 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 sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →