68 Bible Verses about Lazy People
Want to know what the Bible says about Lazy People? Here are 68 Bible verses about Lazy People 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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2 Thessalonians 3:10 NIV
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
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1 Timothy 5:8 NIV
Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Proverbs 10:4 NIV
Lazy hands make for poverty,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
but diligent hands bring wealth.
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Proverbs 13:4 NIV
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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Proverbs 6:9-11 NIV
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
11 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
11 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
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Proverbs 19:24 NIV
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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Proverbs 20:4 NIV
Sluggards do not plow in season;
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
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Proverbs 12:24 NIV
Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.
but laziness ends in forced labor.
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Proverbs 28:19 NIV
Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
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