29 occurrences in 9 translations

'Lazy' in the Bible

But you're to impose the previous quota of bricks that they're making. You're not to reduce it! It is because they're lazy that they're crying out, "Let's go offer sacrifices to our God.'

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

Then Pharaoh said, "You are lazy, lazy! That's why you're saying, "Let's go offer sacrifices to the LORD.'

Verse Conceptshumor

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth

The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.

Verse ConceptsIdlenessMouthsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eatingsloth

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

Verse ConceptsBusiness EthicsSlothfulnessFarmingThe PastWorking Hard And Not Being Lazypastsloth

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

Verse ConceptsExcusesSluggardsLazinessSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionssloth

The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eating

The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsSeven PeopleFalse Wisdomsloth

“But his master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Verse ConceptsTalentsSlothfulnessNot SowingNot Reaping What You SowKnowing God's Character

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

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

Bible Theasaurus

Indolent (3 instances)
Slothful (24 instances)

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