Bible Verses About Laziness

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily , as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto , and I work.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Then I saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction.

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;