Joshua 18:3
Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Judges 18:9
They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Don't be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
Proverbs 2:2-6
So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
Zephaniah 3:16
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion. Don't let your hands be weak."
Matthew 20:6
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
John 6:27
Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
2 Peter 1:10-11
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.