26 Bible Verses about sloth
Most Relevant Verses
In study not slothful; boiling in the spirit; serving the Lord;
By sloth the frame work will pine away; and by the letting down of the hands, the house will drop.
The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.
The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.
The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,
The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places.
That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering.
A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich.
I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;
The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat
The slothful one shall not ensnare his hunting: and the substance of the active man is precious.
The slothful one said, A lion without; I shall be slain in the midst of the broad places.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:
The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.
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.
For the drunkard and the squanderer shall be dispossessed: and slumber shall clothe with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Thou shalt not love sleep lest thou shalt be dispossessed: open wide thine eyes, being filled with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10Look about, ye blind; they all knew not, they all dumb dogs, they shall not be able to bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich.
