Bible Verses about “sloth”
Found 23 verses (ordered by relevance) about “sloth” in the KJV version of the Bible
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”
“Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,”
“Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.”
“‹His lord answered and said unto him,› [Thou] ‹wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:›”
“¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
“¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
“¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
“[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”
“¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
“So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.”
“¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”
“¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.”
“Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.”
“¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.”
“¶ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”
“¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”
“¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.”
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
“He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.”