13 Bible Verses about Neglecting God's Things

You ignored the Rock who gave you birth;
you forgot the God who gave birth to you.

If we had forgotten the name of our God
and spread out our hands to a foreign god,

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

For God speaks time and again,
but a person may not notice it.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Listen to instruction and be wise;
don’t ignore it.

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

The one who does
the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed,
and the one who withholds
his sword from bloodshed is cursed.

since you neglected all my counsel
and did not accept my correction,

You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.

Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.