Lazy

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

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

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

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

He becometh poor that worketh 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 of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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 sluggard 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 precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →

To him therefore 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, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

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

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, 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 words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, 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 the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

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

But let all things be done decently and in order.

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

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

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

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

and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

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.

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 my hand. — read the full passage →

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on 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 because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, 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 his course.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them.

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? — read the full passage →

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of 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 the horses tied, and the 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, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

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.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. — read the full passage →