Bible Verses About Idleness: General references

Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.

Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.

I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.

And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.

Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

The slouthfull man sayth, A lyon is in the way: a lyon is in the streetes.

As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.

The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.

The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.

And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.

Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.

Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the banke, that at my coming I might haue required it with vantage?

And he sayd to them that stoode by, Take from him that piece, and giue it him that hath ten pieces.

(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)

For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.

For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.