25 Bible Verses About Procrastination (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Procrastination (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Procrastination
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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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Ephesians 5:15-17
15 Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
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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 27:1
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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Luke 9:59-62
59 He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." 61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family." 62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
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Hebrews 12:11
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
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Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
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John 9:4
4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
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Luke 12:40
40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
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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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Ecclesiastes 11:4
4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
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Romans 7:20-21
20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. 21 So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.
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Galatians 6:9
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2
2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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Proverbs 3:28
28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"- when you now have it with you.
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