36 Bible Verses about Sluggards

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.

Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.

The way of the sluggard, is like a thorn hedge, but, the path of the upright, is a raised road.

A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.

By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.

By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense; And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?

The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.

Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.

Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.

The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work. All the day, he greatly craveth, whereas, the righteous, giveth, and doth not spare.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: - So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.

The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.

Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.

Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.

Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.

Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.

He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.read more.
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: - So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

He that tilleth his land, shall be filled with food, but, he that runneth after worthless men, lacketh sense.

By all labour, there will be abundance, but, the talk of the lips, tendeth only to want.

He that tilleth his ground, shall have plenty of bread, but, he that pursueth empty-heads, shall have plenty of poverty.

And, going forth about the third hour, he saw others, standing in the market-place, unemployed;

But he also who, the one talent, had received, coming forward, said - Lord I knew thee, that thou art a, hard, man, reaping, where thou hast not sown, - and gathering, whence thou hast not winnowed; And, overcome with fear, I went away, and hid thy talent in the ground: See! thou hast what is thine! And his lord, answering, said unto him - O wicked servant, and cowardly, knewest thou that I reap, where I have not sown, and gather, whence I have not winnowed?read more.
It was binding on thee, therefore, to cast my silver into the money-changers, - and, I, when I, came, might have obtained what was mine, with interest. Therefore take away, from him, the talent, and give unto him that hath the ten talents; For, to every one that hath, shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but, from him that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken away from him: And, the unprofitable servant, cast ye forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

But we exhort you, brethren - admonish the disorderly, soothe them of little soul, help the weak, be longsuffering towards all:

Howbeit, we charge you, brethren, - that, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, ye be withdrawing yourselves from every brother - who, in a disorderly way, doth walk, and not according to the instruction which ye received from us.

At the same time, to be idlers, are they learning, going about from house to house; and, not only idlers, but, gossips, also, and, busybodies, - saying the things they ought not,

Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own! - Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:

Moreover, let our own learn to be forward, in honourable works, for the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.