11 Bible Verses about Wasting Time

Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil; For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.

Whatsoever ye may be doing, from the soul, be working at it, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,-

How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: - So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

For, every thing, there is a season, - and a time for every pursuit, under the heavens: -

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.

How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom.

In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without, - the opportunity, buying out for yourselves, Your discourse being always with benefit, with salt, seasoned, - that ye may know how it behoveth you, unto each one, to be making answer.

Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, - working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have wherewith to be giving away to him that hath need;

For, sufficient, is the bygone time - to have wrought out, the will of the nations, having gone on in wanton ways, covetings, wine-drinkings, revellings, drinking-bouts, and impious idolatries: -

Men who are not versed in the morrow - of what sort your life will be ; for ye are, a vapour - for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!