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Want to know what the Bible says about Procrastination? Here are 128 Bible verses about Procrastination 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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Proverbs 18:9 NIV
One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2 NIV
for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
109
Proverbs 3:28 NIV
Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.
107
Proverbs 20:13 NIV
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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Colossians 4:5 NIV
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
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2 Timothy 4:2 NIV
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage —with great patience and careful instruction.
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Proverbs 5:23 NIV
For lack of discipline they will die,
    led astray by their own great folly.
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Hosea 10:12 NIV
Sow righteousness for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
    for it is time to seek the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness on you.
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