Procrastination

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

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

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

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

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.

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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

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

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

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

Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

But let all things be done decently and in order.

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

And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will. — read the full passage →

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

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

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.

Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

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

Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

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

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

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

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

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am. — 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.

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

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. — read the full passage →

Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste? — read the full passage →

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

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.

Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed; — read the full passage →

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

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

the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. — read the full passage →

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

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;

And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. — read the full passage →

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come! — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, — read the full passage →

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? — read the full passage →

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! — read the full passage →

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. — read the full passage →

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee? — read the full passage →

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah, we will go up and fight, according to all that Jehovah our God commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.

And he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Jehovah our God.

But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.