36 Bible Verses about Sluggards
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Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,
Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
A lazy man does not roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
All day long he is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest”—
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
Then your poverty will come as a robber
And your want like an armed man.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,
Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
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How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest”—
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
He who tills his land will have plenty of food,
But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;
“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.read more.
Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’ “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.
At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.
so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
