18 occurrences

'Lazy' in the Bible

But the quota of the bricks that they [were] making {before} {you must require of them}. You must not reduce from it, because they [are] lazy. Therefore they [are] crying out, saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

And he said, "You [are] lazy, lazy! Therefore you [are] saying, 'Let us go; let us sacrifice to Yahweh.'

Verse Conceptshumor

A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

Verse ConceptsIdlenessMouthsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eatingsloth

I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};

Verse ConceptsBusiness EthicsSlothfulnessFarmingThe PastWorking Hard And Not Being Lazypastsloth

A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"

Verse ConceptsExcusesSluggardsLazinessSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionssloth

A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is [too] tired to return it to his mouth.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eating

A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsSeven PeopleFalse Wisdomsloth

Bible Theasaurus

Indolent (3 instances)
Slothful (24 instances)