Being Lazy
8 passages
- Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
Read it in context - Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Read it in context - Proverbs 10:4–5
4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Read it in context - Proverbs 21:25
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Read it in context - 2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Read it in context - Matthew 7:21–23
21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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