Bible Verses About Slothfulness: General references

Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.

For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,

Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.

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.

As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.

The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.

The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.

He also that is slouthfull in his worke, is euen the brother of him that is a great waster.

Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.

The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not put it to his mouth againe.

The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.

The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.

The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

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.

Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.

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.