Procrastination

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

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

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

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

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

Therefore to him 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 through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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

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

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

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights 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 the grave, whither thou goest.

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

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

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 advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. — read the full passage →

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

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

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

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

Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, — 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.

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

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

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

I went by the field of the slothful, 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 slothful man 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 →

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. — read the full passage →

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

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

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

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

Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? — read the full passage →

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

Seek ye the Lord 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 with God nothing shall be impossible.

And they said, Arise, that we may 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 to possess the land.

Son of man, what is that 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 hills, from whence cometh my help. — 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 hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. — read the full passage →

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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.

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

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

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

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

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

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:

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. — 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 hast vowed.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

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

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

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, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time 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 trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, — read the full passage →

Give glory to the Lord 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 the Lord, What iniquity 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 →

Blessed 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 hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. — read the full passage →

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool 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 if ye will hear his voice, — read the full passage →

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

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, 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 the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.

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