Proverbs 19:15


Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 20:13


Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 23:21


For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.

Proverbs 6:9-10


How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?

Proverbs 24:33


“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”

Proverbs 10:4-5


Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

Proverbs 19:24


The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.

Isaiah 56:10


Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.

Romans 13:11-12

Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

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Bible References

Casteth

Proverbs 19:24

The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Proverbs 20:13

Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Proverbs 24:33

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
Isaiah 56:10

Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Romans 13:11
Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

And

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
Proverbs 20:13

Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

General references

Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
Proverbs 19:24

The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 26:13

The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”