What the Bible says about: Idleness
| Proverbs 10:4-5 | He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
| He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. | |
| Proverbs 10:26 | As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. |
| Proverbs 12:27 | The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. |
| Proverbs 13:4 | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| Proverbs 14:23 | In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
| Proverbs 15:19 |
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made |
| Proverbs 18:9 | He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
| Proverbs 19:15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
| Proverbs 19:24 | A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
| Proverbs 20:4 |
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the |
| Proverbs 20:13 | Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
| Proverbs 21:25-26 | The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. |
| He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. | |
| Proverbs 26:14-15 | As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. |
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The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:18 | By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
| Hebrews 6:11-12 | And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: |
| That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. |
| Proverbs 10:4-5 |
| He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
| He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. |
| Proverbs 10:26 |
| As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. |
| Proverbs 12:27 |
| The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. |
| Proverbs 13:4 |
| The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| Proverbs 14:23 |
| In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
| Proverbs 15:19 |
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The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made |
| Proverbs 18:9 |
| He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
| Proverbs 19:15 |
| Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
| Proverbs 19:24 |
| A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
| Proverbs 20:4 |
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the |
| Proverbs 20:13 |
| Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
| Proverbs 21:25-26 |
| The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. |
| He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. |
| Proverbs 26:14-15 |
| As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. |
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The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; |
| Ecclesiastes 10:18 |
| By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
| Hebrews 6:11-12 |
| And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: |
| That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. |