112 Bible Verses about Laziness
Want to know what the Bible says about Laziness? Here are 112 Bible verses about Laziness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 26:16 NIV
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
than seven people who answer discreetly.
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Proverbs 11:29 NIV
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Revelation 3:15-16 NIV
15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
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Job 7:13-14 NIV
13 When I think my bed will comfort me
and my couch will ease my complaint,
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
and my couch will ease my complaint,
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
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Judges 18:9 NIV
They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8 NIV
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
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Proverbs 25:14 NIV
Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
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Proverbs 21:5 NIV
The plans of the diligent lead to profit
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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Jeremiah 48:10 NIV
“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
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