26 Bible Verses about sloth
Most Relevant Verses
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
