Bible verses about "being lazy" | ASV

¹ And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. ² And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. ³ And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
⁴ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven. ⁵ And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; ⁶ but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. ⁷ And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. ⁸ And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. ⁹ And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. ¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; ¹² and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. ¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. ¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. ¹⁵ And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. ¹⁶ And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: ¹⁷ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
¹⁸ And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. ¹⁹ And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. ²⁰ And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. ²¹ And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: ²² and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. ²³ And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. ²⁴ Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. ²⁵ And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

⁴⁴ So shall I observe thy law continually
For ever and ever. ⁴⁵ And I shall walk at liberty;
For I have sought thy precepts. ⁴⁶ I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings,
And shall not be put to shame. ⁴⁷ And I will delight myself in thy commandments,
Which I have loved.

¹ My son, forget not my law;
But let thy heart keep my commandments: ² For length of days, and years of life,
And peace, will they add to thee.

⁴ but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. ⁵ And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
⁶ And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. ⁷ And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. ⁸ And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. ⁹ They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
¹⁰ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
¹¹ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. ¹² And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

¹ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
So honor is not seemly for a fool. ² As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,
So the curse that is causeless alighteth not. ³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
And a rod for the back of fools. ⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him. ⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own conceit. ⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage. ⁷ The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools. ⁸ As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honor to a fool. ⁹ [As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a parable in the mouth of fools. ¹⁰ [As] an archer that woundeth all,
So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by. ¹¹ As a dog that returneth to his vomit,
[So is] a fool that repeateth his folly. ¹² Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him. ¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;
A lion is in the streets. ¹⁴ [As] the door turneth upon its hinges,
So doth the sluggard upon his bed. ¹⁵ The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish;
It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. ¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
Than seven men that can render a reason. ¹⁷ He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears. ¹⁸ As a madman who casteth firebrands,
Arrows, and death, ¹⁹ So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,
And saith, Am not I in sport? ²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. ²¹ [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife. ²² The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts. ²³ Fervent lips and a wicked heart
Are [like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. ²⁴ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips;
But he layeth up deceit within him: ²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not;
For there are seven abominations in his heart: ²⁶ Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile,
His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly. ²⁷ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein;
And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. ²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

²¹ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? ²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

²⁷ And he said unto them, { The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

²⁶ I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹² For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places]. ¹³ Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil [one]. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: ¹⁸ with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

¹⁵ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁴ For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. ¹⁵ And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. ¹⁶ Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. ¹⁷ In like manner he also that [received] the two gained other two. ¹⁸ But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. ²⁰ And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. ²¹ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. ²³ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; ²⁵ and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. ²⁶ But 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 did not scatter; ²⁷ thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. ²⁸ Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. ²⁹ For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise: ⁷ Which having no chief,
Overseer, or ruler, ⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest. ⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ¹⁰ [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep: ¹¹ So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.

²⁵ The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.

⁴ He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. ⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;
[But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

⁹ He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.