Being Lazy

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. — read the full passage →

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

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

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,

So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever. — read the full passage →

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

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

but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. — read the full passage →

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. — read the full passage →

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

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

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. — read the full passage →

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? — read the full passage →

My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

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

But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; — read the full passage →

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

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

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

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

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. — read the full passage →

Therefore watch carefully how you 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 prepared before that we would walk in them.

Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood. — read the full passage →

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!” — read the full passage →

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

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

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

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

I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’ — read the full passage →

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

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. — read the full passage →

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

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

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

She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

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

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he 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 those who send him.

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

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away. — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

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

“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. — read the full passage →

Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring 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 your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life. — read the full passage →