Being Lazy

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

And he said to them, `The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil, — read the full passage →

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever. — read the full passage →

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death. — read the full passage →

And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host; — read the full passage →

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

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

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working, — read the full passage →

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also <FI>is<Fi> the Christ, — read the full passage →

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour <FI>is<Fi> not comely for a fool. — read the full passage →

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? — read the full passage →

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, — read the full passage →

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

Whoso is gathering in summer <FI>is<Fi> a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest <FI>is<Fi> a son causing shame.

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, — read the full passage →

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat, — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

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

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the way, A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the broad places.'

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death. — read the full passage →

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed <FI>is<Fi> he Who is withholding his sword from blood. — read the full passage →

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the way, A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the broad places.' — read the full passage →

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own! — read the full passage →

Evil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.

The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

The way of the slothful <FI>is<Fi> as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly. — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh <FI>with<Fi> her hands.

The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So <FI>is<Fi> the slothful to those sending him.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

Because of this it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

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

`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter; — read the full passage →

and then I will acknowledge to them, that--I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Wiser <FI>is<Fi> the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven <FI>men<Fi> returning a reason.

The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed <FI>is<Fi> the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, — read the full passage →