36 Bible Verses about Sluggards

Go to the ant, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise. It has no chief, officer, or ruler. In the summer, it prepares its food; in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.

The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.

A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.

The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense}; and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down.

A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is [too] tired to return it to his mouth.

How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?

The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.

A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"

A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"

The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work. {All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest-- like a {robber} shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches. He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.

The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.

Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.

Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.

Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.

Go to the ant, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise. It has no chief, officer, or ruler. In the summer, it prepares its food; in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.read more.
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest-- like a {robber} shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.

He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks {sense}.

In all toil, there is profit, but the {talk} of lips [leads] only to poverty.

He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty [of] poverty.

And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

And the one who had received the one talent came up also [and] said, 'Master, [because I] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter [seed]. And [because I] was afraid, I went away [and] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have [what is] yours!' But his master answered [and] said to him, 'Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter [seed].read more.
Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and [when I] returned I would have gotten back [what was] mine with interest! Therefore take the talent from him and give [it] to the one who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has, [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness--in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, console the discouraged, help the sick, be patient toward all [people].

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.

A certain one of them, [one of] their own prophets, has said, "Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

But also our [people] must learn to engage in good deeds for necessary needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.