Bible Verses About Slothfulness

The slothful hath said, `A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.

By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

Blind are his watchmen--all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.