Idleness

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

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

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

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

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

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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

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

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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

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

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

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

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

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

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 he received of us.

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

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 →

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.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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 →

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. — read the full passage →

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.

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

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.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

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

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

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 he received of us. — read the full passage →

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

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 he received of us. — read the full passage →

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

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

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

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

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

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

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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 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:

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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:

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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

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

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.