4 Bible Verses about Diligence And Laziness Contrasted

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work. Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad. A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.read more.
The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.