25 Bible Verses About Slothfulness (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Slothfulness (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Slothfulness
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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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Proverbs 13:4
4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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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 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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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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Ecclesiastes 10:18
18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
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Proverbs 19:24
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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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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Romans 12:11
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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Proverbs 22:13
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
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Proverbs 15:19
19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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Hebrews 6:12
12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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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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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 12:27
27 The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
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Proverbs 10:26
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
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Matthew 25:26
26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
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Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Proverbs 24:30
30 I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
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Romans 12:10-11
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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