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Want to know what the Bible says about Procrastination? Here are 129 Bible verses about Procrastination 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 18:9 NIV
One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2 NIV
for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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Proverbs 3:28 NIV
Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.
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Proverbs 20:13 NIV
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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Colossians 4:5 NIV
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
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2 Timothy 4:2 NIV
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage —with great patience and careful instruction.
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Proverbs 5:23 NIV
For lack of discipline they will die,
    led astray by their own great folly.
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Hosea 10:12 NIV
Sow righteousness for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
    for it is time to seek the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness on you.
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Acts 24:25 NIV
As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”
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Ezekiel 12:28 NIV
“Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
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Psalm 90:12 NIV
Teach us to number our days,
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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Exodus 22:29 NIV
“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
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Proverbs 10:5 NIV
He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Colossians 3:23 NIV
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
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2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV
For he says,
“In the time of my favor I heard you,
    and in the day of salvation I helped you.”
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
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Proverbs 22:13 NIV
The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!
    I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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