11 Bible Verses about Wasting Time

redeeming the time: for the days are evil. Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as though ye did it to the Lord, and not unto men,

How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep: so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

Every thing hath a time; yea, all that is under the heaven, hath his convenient season.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise. She hath no guide, no teacher, no leader: yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest.

O teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Walk wisely to them that are without, and redeem the time. Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.

Let him that stole, steal no more; but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give unto him that needeth.

For it is sufficient for us that we have spent the time that is past of the life, after the will of the gentiles; walking in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, in eating, drinking, and in abominable idolatry.

and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.