26 Bible Verses about sloth
Most Relevant Verses
in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
