26 Bible Verses about sloth

never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;

As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].

The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”

so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;

The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.

The lazy man does not catch and roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a [wise] man is diligence [because he recognizes opportunities and seizes them].

The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”

The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.

He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,

How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?

The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

She looks well to how things go in her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.