36 Bible Verses about Sluggards

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Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise. She hath no guide, no teacher, no leader: yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest.

A deceitful man shall find no vantage; but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth than gold.

The way of the slothful is full of thorns; but the street of the righteous is well cleansed.

A slothful body shutteth his hand into his bosom; so that he cannot put it to his mouth.

The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man. And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.

The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth.

How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.

The slothful body sayeth, "There is a lion without, I might be slain in the street."

The slothful sayeth, "There is a leopard in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets."

The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour. He coveteth and desireth all the day long; but the righteous is always giving and keepeth nothing back.

Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep: so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

An idle hand maketh poor; but a quick laboring hand maketh rich. Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little; so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth.

The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise. She hath no guide, no teacher, no leader: yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest.read more.
How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep: so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool.

He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, shall have poverty enough.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market place,

Then he which had received the one talent came also, and said, 'Master, I considered that thou wast a hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not, and was therefore afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: Behold, thou hast thine own.' His master answered, and said unto him, 'Thou evil servant and slothful, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not:read more.
Thou oughtest therefore to have had my money to the changers, and then at my coming should I have received my mine own with vantage. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every man that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath. And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

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