214 Bible Verses about Idleness
Want to know what the Bible says about Idleness? Here are 214 Bible verses about Idleness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Matthew 10:38 NIV
Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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2 Thessalonians 3:12 NIV
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
232
Proverbs 26:14 NIV
As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
226
Proverbs 24:30-31 NIV
30 I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
225
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
223
Proverbs 6:10 NIV
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
a little folding of the hands to rest —
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Proverbs 24:30 NIV
I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
214
Acts 20:34-35 NIV
34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
205
Ephesians 5:4 NIV
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
205
John 14:27 NIV
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
204
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