Proverbs 10:4
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 11:24
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Hebrews 6:11-12
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,
2 Peter 1:5-10
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,