2 Peter 1:8

For if these things are in you and abound, they shall not let you be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 15:2

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.

Titus 3:14

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they not be unfruitful.

2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you in the knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus,

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.

Matthew 13:22

And he that was planted among the thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 20:3

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace

Matthew 20:6

And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Matthew 25:26

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful slave, thou knewest that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I have not scattered;

John 5:42

But I know you that ye have not the love of God in you.

John 15:6-8

He who does not abide in me shall be cast forth as an unsound branch and shall wither, and they are gathered and cast into the fire and are burned.

Romans 12:11

not slothful in earnest care, but fervent in the Spirit, serving the Lord,

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:13-17

For whether we are fools, it is unto God; or whether we are sane, it is for your cause.

2 Corinthians 8:2

how that in a great trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

2 Corinthians 8:7

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith and in word and in knowledge and in all diligence and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

2 Corinthians 9:14

and in their prayer for you, for they love you because of the eminent grace of God in you.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do ye not know your own selves if Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are reprobates.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all perception,

Philippians 2:5

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord make you to multiply and make charity to abound among you and toward all men, even as it is with us toward you,

1 Thessalonians 4:1

It is in order then, brethren, that we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that in the manner ye were taught of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would continue to grow.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds,

1 Timothy 5:13

And reject also the idle, who have learned to wander about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Hebrews 6:12

that ye not become slothful, but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

In you

John 5:42
But I know you that ye have not the love of God in you.
2 Corinthians 9:14
and in their prayer for you, for they love you because of the eminent grace of God in you.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do ye not know your own selves if Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are reprobates.
Philippians 2:5
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.
Philemon 1:6
that the communication of thy faith may become effectual for the knowledge of all the good that is in you by Christ Jesus.

And abound

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 8:2
how that in a great trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all perception,
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in him and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:12
And the Lord make you to multiply and make charity to abound among you and toward all men, even as it is with us toward you,
1 Thessalonians 4:1
It is in order then, brethren, that we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that in the manner ye were taught of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would continue to grow.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds,

They

John 15:7
If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
2 Corinthians 5:13
For whether we are fools, it is unto God; or whether we are sane, it is for your cause.

Barren

Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 20:3
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace
Matthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful slave, thou knewest that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I have not scattered;
Romans 12:11
not slothful in earnest care, but fervent in the Spirit, serving the Lord,
1 Timothy 5:13
And reject also the idle, who have learned to wander about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Hebrews 6:12
that ye not become slothful, but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises.

In

2 Peter 1:2
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you in the knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus,

General references

Deuteronomy 6:17
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decays, and through idleness of the hands the rain drips throughout the house.
Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.