26 Bible Verses about sloth
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Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.
Through slothfulness the balks fall down, and through idle hands it raineth in at the house.
The way of the slothful is full of thorns; but the street of the righteous is well cleansed.
The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.
Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.
The slothful sayeth, "There is a leopard in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets."
that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man.
The sluggard would fain have, and cannot get his desire; but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty.
A deceitful man shall find no vantage; but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth than gold.
The slothful body sayeth, "There is a lion without, I might be slain in the street."
Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little;
A slothful body shutteth his hand into his bosom; so that he cannot put it to his mouth.
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.
Whoso is slothful and slack in his labor, is the brother of him that is a waster.
Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.
How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.
A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.
for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty; but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.
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Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10For his watchmen are all blind, they have altogether no understanding. They are all dumb dogs, no being able to bark; they are sleepery, sluggish, and lie snorting.
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