25 Bible Verses About Slothfulness (ESV)

15   Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle person will suffer hunger.

24   The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

4   The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

6   Go to the ant, O sluggard;
    consider her ways, and be wise.

4   The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
    he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

30   I passed by the field of a sluggard,
    by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
31   and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
    the ground was covered with nettles,
    and its stone wall was broken down.
32   Then I saw and considered it;
    I looked and received instruction.
33   A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,
34   and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

18   Through sloth the roof sinks in,
    and through indolence the house leaks.

24   The sluggard buries his hand in the dish
    and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25   The desire of the sluggard kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.

11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

13   The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
    I shall be killed in the streets!”

9   Whoever is slack in his work
    is a brother to him who destroys.

4   A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

19   The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13   The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    There is a lion in the streets!”
14   As a door turns on its hinges,
    so does a sluggard on his bed.
15   The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16   The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven men who can answer sensibly.

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

27   Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

26   Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard to those who send him.

26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?

17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

30   I passed by the field of a sluggard,
    by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.