26 Bible Verses about sloth
Most Relevant Verses
as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even 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.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Love not sleep, lest 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 all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
