26 Bible Verses about sloth
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In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,
Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.
The way of the sluggard, is like a thorn hedge, but, the path of the upright, is a raised road.
The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.
Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;
The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.
Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?
Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
She looketh well to the goings of her household, and, the bread of idleness, will she not eat.
For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
From Thematic Bible
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Topics on Sloth
Sloth Examples Of
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark, - Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber.
Sloth, Leads To
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
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