Lazy People

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

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

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

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 →

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

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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

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

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

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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

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

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

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

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

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. — read the full passage →

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

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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

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

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

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 →

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.

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

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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:

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

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

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

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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.

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.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. — 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. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: — read the full passage →

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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:

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

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.

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

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, — read the full passage →

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

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

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.

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

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

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — read the full passage →

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

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

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

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: — read the full passage →

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. — read the full passage →

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 →

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; — read the full passage →

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

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: — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.