Procrastination

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;' — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

`Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me. — read the full passage →

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.

let all things be done decently and in order.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

and an opinion in this do I give: for this to you <FI>is<Fi> expedient, who not only to do, but also to will, did begin before--a year ago, — read the full passage →

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;'

therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: None of my words are prolonged any more, When I speak a word--it is done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

Wherefore, (as the Holy Spirit saith, `To-day, if His voice ye may hear-- — read the full passage →

Whoso is gathering in summer <FI>is<Fi> a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest <FI>is<Fi> a son causing shame.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

`Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now <FI>is<Fi> a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' --

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

Whoso <FI>is<Fi> loving mirth <FI>is<Fi> a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

`Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days--what it <FI>is<Fi> ,' I know how frail I <FI>am<Fi> . — read the full passage →

The way of the slothful <FI>is<Fi> as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;' — read the full passage →

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; — read the full passage →

Is it time for you--you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste? — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And they say, `Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go--to enter to possess the land.

`Son of man, what <FI>is<Fi> this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come? — read the full passage →

`If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed, — read the full passage →

When I said, `My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch. — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for <FI>him<Fi> , and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint. — read the full passage →

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens: — read the full passage →

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'

Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger. — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

`When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee--sin.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires; — read the full passage →

When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest--complete.

And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →

`And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.

from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,

`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah, `Go down <FI>to<Fi> the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said, — read the full passage →

Give ye to Jehovah your God honour, Before He doth cause darkness, And before your feet stumble on dark mountains, And ye have waited for light, And He hath made it for death-shade, And hath appointed <FI>it<Fi> for thick darkness.

Thus said Jehovah: What--have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain, — read the full passage →

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king <FI>is<Fi> a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness. — read the full passage →

Troubled for wealth <FI>is<Fi> the man <FI>with<Fi> an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him. — read the full passage →

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. — read the full passage →

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the fool to the wise of heart.

For He <FI>is<Fi> our God, and we the people of His pasture, And the flock of His hand, To-day, if to His voice ye hearken, — read the full passage →

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, `Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, `Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?' — read the full passage →

`And ye answer and say unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah; we--we go up, and we have fought, according to all that which Jehovah our God hath commanded us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war, and ye are ready to go up into the hill-country;

and he saith, `To-morrow.' And he saith, According to thy word <FI>it is<Fi> , so that thou knowest that there is none like Jehovah our God,

And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city.