Lazy

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: — read the full passage →

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

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

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

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

Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

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

Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

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

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. — read the full passage →

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

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

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. — read the full passage →