25 Bible Verses about sloth
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not lazy in diligence, being fervent in the Spirit serving the Lord,
By slothfulness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They cannot bark, dreaming, laying down, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.