25 Bible Verses About Laziness (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Laziness (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Laziness
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Proverbs 13:4
4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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Colossians 3:23
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
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1 Timothy 5:8
8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Proverbs 21:25
25 The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
30 I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; 31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. 32 I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest- 34 and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
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Proverbs 20:4
4 A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
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Proverbs 20:13
13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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John 5:17
17 Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."
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Proverbs 26:13-16
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!" 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
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James 1:22
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
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2 Thessalonians 3:11-12
11 We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
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Hebrews 13:16
16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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2 Timothy 2:15
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
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Genesis 2:15
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
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Romans 12:11
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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Proverbs 10:5
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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