Laziness

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

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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

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

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

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

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

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

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

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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.

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

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

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — 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.

But 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 did not scatter; — read the full passage →

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

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

He becometh poor that worketh 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 →

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

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

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

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

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

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

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

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

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; — read the full passage →

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister. — read the full passage →

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more; — read the full passage →

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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.

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

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;

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; — read the full passage →

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: — read the full passage →

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; — read the full passage →

But 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 did not scatter;

Rise up, ye women that are at ease, andhear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech. — read the full passage →

Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. — read the full passage →

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

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids; — read the full passage →

But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need. — read the full passage →

As clouds and wind without rain, So ishe that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →