Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Synonyms for Laziness: idleness, listlessness, sloth, indolence, languor, dullness, drowsiness, inactivity, passivity, slowness, slackness, sleepiness, sluggishness, torpidity, laxness, shiftlessness, and slothfulness

Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Exodus 5:8 (KJV)
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Proverbs 6:6 (KJV)
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 10:4 (KJV)
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Proverbs 10:5 (KJV)
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:26 (KJV)
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Proverbs 12:24 (KJV)
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:27 (KJV)
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 13:4 (KJV)
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 18:9 (KJV)
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 19:15 (KJV)
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 20:4 (KJV)
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:13 (KJV)
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 21:25 (KJV)
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 26:15 (KJV)
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 (KJV)
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 (KJV)
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Matthew 25:26 (KJV)
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Ephesians 4:28 (KJV)
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Colossians 3:17 (KJV)
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (KJV)
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Titus 1:12-14 (KJV)
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14. Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Hebrews 6:12 (KJV)
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

James 1:22 (KJV)
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:23 (KJV)
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

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