20 Bible Verses about Idleness

And we beseech you, brethren, remind the disorderly, encourage the timid, sustain the weak, and be slow to anger to all.

The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.

A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich.

The slothful one said, A lion without; I shall be slain in the midst of the broad places.

The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places. A door will turn upon its hinge, and the slothful upon his bed. The slothful one hid his hand in the dish; he was weary to turn it back to his mouth.read more.
The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us. For ye yourselves know that ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you; Neither ate we the bread of any as a gift; but in fatigue and toil working night and day also, not to overload any of you:read more.
Not that we have not power, but that we give ourselves a type to you to imitate us. For also when we were with you, this we proclaimed to you, that if any will not work, neither should he eat. For we hear some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but occupied unprofitably. And to such we proclaim and beseech by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, with freedom from care working, they should eat their own bread. And ye, brethren, lose not courage doing good. And if any listen not to our word by the epistle, mark him, and mix not together with him, that he may change. And deem not as an enemy, but remind as a brother.

And at the same time also they learn to be idle, going round about the houses; and not only idle, but also indulging in idle talk, and occupied with unnecessary things, speaking things not becoming.

A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

And we desire each of you to show the same earnestness to the complete certainty of hope to the end: That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering.

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise: Which no leader to her, scribe and ruler; She will prepare in summer her bread, gathering her food in harvest.

She viewed the goings of her house, and the bread of sloth she will not eat

For ye yourselves know that ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you; Neither ate we the bread of any as a gift; but in fatigue and toil working night and day also, not to overload any of you: Not that we have not power, but that we give ourselves a type to you to imitate us.

How long, O slothful one, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou rise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came as he going, and thy want as a man of the shield.

As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful one to those sending him.

The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.

The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat

The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.

Sloth will cast a deep sleep; and the soul of sloth shall hunger.