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 21:5
Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
Proverbs 12:24
The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
Proverbs 20:4
A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 11:24
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
Proverbs 19:24
The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.
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."
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.
Hebrews 6:11-12
But we want each of you to continue to be diligent to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.
2 Peter 1:5-10
For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,