Bible Verses About Procrastination

And as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, and of his two daughters, because the Lord spared him.

Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

When thou hast made a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it: because the Lord thy God will require it. And if thou delay, it shall be imputed to thee for a sin.

The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed.

Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour:

Bring to the Lord glory unto his name. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts:

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.

Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:

Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.

Give ye glory to the Lord your God, before it be dark, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains: you shall look for light, and he will turn it into the shadow of death, and into darkness.

And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city,

Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.

Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail.

Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The visions that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this man prophesieth of times afar off.

Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God.

Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards:

The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not and at an hour that he knoweth not:

And shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And five of them were foolish and five wise.

But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.