31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.
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 will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone who is hasty only to poverty.
By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
In all labor there is gain, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained since you are dull of hearing.
for the drunkard and the glutton lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this, that if anyone would not work, neither should he eat.
For we hear that there are some who walk disorderly among you, not working at all, but being busybodies.
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable pervert, as also they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction).
Cursed is he who does the work of Jehovah deceitfully, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
The labor of fools wearies him, because he does not know how to go to the city.
Let more work be laid upon the men, and let them labor in it. And do not let them regard vain words.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
Therefore, beloved, looking for these things, be diligent, spotless, and without blemish, to be found by Him in peace.
He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
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- Idleness, Consequences Of
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