Idle Hands Are The Devils Playground

A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

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

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

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.

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

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

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

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us. — read the full passage →

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

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

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

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

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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

A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

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

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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

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

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

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. — read the full passage →

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.

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So isa fool that repeateth his folly. — read the full passage →

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go outto battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.

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

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

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation; — read the full passage →

who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. — read the full passage →

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. — read the full passage →

But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; — read the full passage →

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 all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

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

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. — read the full passage →

But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.