Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The lazy man desires and has nothing. The diligent man will be made rich.
Proverbs 21:5
The ideas of the diligent tend only to abundance. But of the one who is hasty it leads to poverty.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule. The lazy will be under forced labor.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness propels one into a deep sleep. An idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4
The lazy man will not plow because of the cold. He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you lazy person. Consider her ways and be wise!
Proverbs 11:24
There is one who scatters, and yet increases. There is one who withholds what is due and it leads to poverty.
Proverbs 19:24
A lazy man hides his hand in the dish and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By indolence the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house collapses.
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that offers everlasting life. The Son of man will give you this food. The Father, even God, has set his seal upon him.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and unmovable. Always have plenty to do in the work of the Lord, for you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Hebrews 6:11-12
We desire that every one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope down to the end.
2 Peter 1:5-10
Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue.