5 Bible Verses about Idleness, Consequences Of

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.