Bible Verses about “sloth”
The Bible contains 23 verses about sloth across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”