36 Bible Verses about Sluggards

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

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

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

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

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

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

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

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

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

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

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

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

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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

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

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

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

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

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

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

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.read more.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

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

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

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; and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. 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;read more.
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 ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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