Romans 12:11
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord.
Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Ephesians 4:28
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Hebrews 6:10-11
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
Exodus 5:17
But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
Proverbs 6:6-9
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
Proverbs 26:13-16
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Matthew 24:12
And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Matthew 25:26
But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
Acts 20:19
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
Acts 20:34-35
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.
1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.
Ephesians 6:5-8
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,
Colossians 3:22-24
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Colossians 4:12-13
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
Titus 2:9-10
Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
1 Peter 1:22
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Revelation 2:4
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
Revelation 3:15-16
"'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!