36 Bible Verses about Sluggards
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Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work. All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth. He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.read more.
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;
And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work: And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours. But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,read more.
Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest? Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.
And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.
And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.
So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
