59 Bible Verses about Slothfulness
Want to know what the Bible says about Slothfulness? Here are 59 Bible verses about Slothfulness 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 25:26 NIV
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
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Colossians 3:17 NIV
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Romans 12:10-11 NIV
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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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;
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Proverbs 20:13 NIV
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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Proverbs 26:13 NIV
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
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2 Thessalonians 3:11-12 NIV
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
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Proverbs 10:5 NIV
He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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Proverbs 21:25-26 NIV
25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,
because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
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Proverbs 12:11 NIV
Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
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