36 Bible Verses about Sluggards

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise: Which no leader to her, scribe and ruler; She will prepare in summer her bread, gathering her food in harvest.

The slothful one shall not ensnare his hunting: and the substance of the active man is precious.

The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.

The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.

The slothful one reproaching will not work: he shall ask in harvest, and nothing.

The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,

I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart; And behold, it came up all of it with thorns; brambles covered its face, and the wall of its stones was overthrown.

The slothful one hid his hand in the dish; he was weary to turn it back to his mouth.

How long, O slothful one, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou rise from thy sleep?

A door will turn upon its hinge, and the slothful upon his bed.

The slothful one said, A lion without; I shall be slain in the midst of the broad places.

The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places.

The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat

The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work, He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came as he going, and thy want as a man of the shield.

A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich. He gathering in summer, is a prudent son: he lying in deep sleep in harvest, a son causing shame.

The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.

Also he being slothful in his work, he the brother of the master of destruction.

Sloth will cast a deep sleep; and the soul of sloth shall hunger.

Thou shalt not love sleep lest thou shalt be dispossessed: open wide thine eyes, being filled with bread.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield.

As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful one to those sending him.

The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.

A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich.

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise: Which no leader to her, scribe and ruler; She will prepare in summer her bread, gathering her food in harvest.read more.
How long, O slothful one, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou rise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came as he going, and thy want as a man of the shield.

He working his earth shall be filled with bread: and he pursuing vain things wanted heart.

In all labor will be profit: and the word of the lips only to want

He working his land shall be filled with bread: and he pursuing the vain shall be filled with poverty.

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place,

And he also having received one talent, having come near, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou scatteredst not: And having been afraid, having gone away, I concealed thy talent in the earth; see, thou hast thine own. And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not:read more.
Thou therefore oughtest to have cast my silver to the money changers, and I having come, had received mine own, with interest Therefore take the talent away from him, and give him having ten talents. For to every one having shall be given, and he shall be in abundance: and from him not having, also what he has shall be taken away from him. And cast ye the useless servant into darkness without; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth.

And we beseech you, brethren, remind the disorderly, encourage the timid, sustain the weak, and be slow to anger to all.

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.

And at the same time also they learn to be idle, going round about the houses; and not only idle, but also indulging in idle talk, and occupied with unnecessary things, speaking things not becoming.

A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

And let ours also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering.