10 Bible Verses about Idleness Leads To

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

Then your poverty will come as a robber,
And your want like an armed man.

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.

The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.

The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;

I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;

And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.

Now at the same time, they also learn to be idle as they go from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies [meddlers in things that do not concern them], talking about things they should not mention.