Idle Hands Are The Devils Playground

A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips--as a burning fire.

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

and at the same time also, they learn <FI>to be<Fi> idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

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.

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 I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

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

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

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

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

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

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

She <FI>is<Fi> watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.

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

and let them learn--ours also--to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us, — read the full passage →

Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.

for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

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

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

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

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

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

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water. — read the full passage →

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

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

A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said--`Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'

O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled <FI>with<Fi> poverty.

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

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

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

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

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. — read the full passage →

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.

As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly. — read the full passage →

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, a habitation Thou--Thou hast been, To us--in generation and generation, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the year--at the time of the going out of the messengers--that David sendeth Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the Bene-Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah. And David is dwelling in Jerusalem,

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 →

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,

for yourselves have known how it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

And the all things <FI>are<Fi> of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation, — read the full passage →

who also made us sufficient <FI>to be<Fi> ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive. — read the full passage →

then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed <FI>is<Fi> abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

When Ephraim speaketh tremblingly, He hath been lifted up in Israel, When he becometh guilty in Baal he dieth. — read the full passage →

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

and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, — read the full passage →

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 all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light; — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: — read the full passage →

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

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

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger. — read the full passage →

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

A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me. — read the full passage →

And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing--in all good things. — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;