19 Bible Verses about Laziness

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!"

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

So I sent messengers to them saying, "I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?"

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise! It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat." For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others. Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

But his master answered, 'Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn't sow and gather where I didn't scatter? Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.read more.
For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'