11 occurrences

'Idle' in the Bible

And the number of the bricks they have made heretofore shall ye lay upon them: ye shall not diminish any of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

Verse Conceptshumor

If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking idle words;

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtDesecrationSabbath Observed

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

Verse ConceptsMarketsSluggardsStandingBoredomMarketplaces

But about the eleventh hour, having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Verse ConceptsHourOne DayWhy Do You Do This?

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

Verse ConceptsBackbitingBusybodiesGossipHabitsIdlenessLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfRumoursSluggardsIdleness Leads ToMeddlingRecreationSloth, Leads ToNot Being StillNot StillMinding Your Own Businessgossiping

for these things existing and abounding in you make you to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Verse ConceptsThe Source Of FruitKnowing Christ PersonallyUseful PeopleGrowingpetermeasurement

Related Words

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Foolish (271 instances)
Groundless (1 instance)
Indolent (3 instances)
Slug (1 instance)
Trifling (3 instances)
Unfounded (1 instance)
Unwarranted (1 instance)

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Root Form
Definition
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ἀργός 
Argos 
Usage: 4

λῆρος 
Leros 
Usage: 1