Laziness - There's A Scripture For That (NLT) Version

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

Genesis 2:15 (NLT)
The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.

Exodus 5:8 (NLT)
But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’

Proverbs 6:6 (NLT)
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

Proverbs 10:4 (NLT)
Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

Proverbs 10:5 (NLT)
A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

Proverbs 10:26 (NLT)
Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Proverbs 12:24 (NLT)
Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 12:27 (NLT)
Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.

Proverbs 13:4 (NLT)
Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

Proverbs 18:9 (NLT)
A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Proverbs 19:15 (NLT)
Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.

Proverbs 20:4 (NLT)
Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

Proverbs 20:13 (NLT)
If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

Proverbs 21:25 (NLT)
Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 26:15 (NLT)
Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NLT)
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 (NLT)
Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

Matthew 25:26 (NLT)
“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate,

Ephesians 4:28 (NLT)
If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.

Colossians 3:23 (NLT)
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)
Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”

1 Timothy 5:8 (NLT)
But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.

2 Timothy 2:15 (NLT)
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.

Titus 1:12-14 (NLT)
Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.” 13. This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. 14. They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.

Hebrews 6:12 (NLT)
Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.

James 1:22 (NLT)
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

James 1:23 (NLT)
For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.