Joshua 18:3
So Joshua told the Israelis, "How long will you delay invading and taking possession of the land that the LORD God of your ancestors has given you?
Judges 18:9
They replied, "Let's get going and attack them. We've scouted out the land and look! it's a very good one. Why should we sit still? We can't wait to go back, invade, and take over the land.
Proverbs 2:2-6
making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding
Proverbs 10:4
Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.
Proverbs 13:4
The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.
Proverbs 15:19
The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
Zephaniah 3:16
"When all of this happens, it will be told Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid!" and to Zion, "Don't lose courage!"
Matthew 20:6
About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him."
Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
2 Peter 1:10-11
So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.