Slothfulness

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

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

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

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

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

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

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

But 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 did not scatter;

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

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; — read the full passage →

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

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

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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 in the way; A lion is in the streets.

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

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. — read the full passage →

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

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.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

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

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

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

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.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; — read the full passage →

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: — read the full passage →

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — read the full passage →

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

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

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

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

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

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;

Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:

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

And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

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

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; — read the full passage →

thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, — read the full passage →

But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,