26 Bible Verses about sloth
Most Relevant Verses
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”
so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
A lazy man does not roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4
But the