26 Bible Verses about sloth
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Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.
The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.
As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the lazy man turn upon his bed.
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding;
The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.
The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.
The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;
A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.
Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a reason.
The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
for the drunkard and the glutton lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe a man with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
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