Bible Verses About Lack of Motivation
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for lack of motivation, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,380 votes, led by Galatians 6:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Lack of Motivation
Galatians 6:9340 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Philippians 4:13300 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Proverbs 14:23255 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
1 Peter 5:7231 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Proverbs 6:6-11199 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 13:4175 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
1 Corinthians 15:58159 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Romans 12:11157 votes
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12146 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 20:4124 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Colossians 3:23122 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Psalms 37:5117 votes
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Proverbs 12:24113 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Matthew 6:33100 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Hebrews 6:11-12100 votes
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
James 1:1290 votes
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Ecclesiastes 9:1083 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 10:1381 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Matthew 25:26-3080 votes
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:
Proverbs 17:2268 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
1 John 2:15-1765 votes
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 Corinthians 9:24-2762 votes
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Jeremiah 29:1150 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Colossians 3:23-2446 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Matthew 5:1645 votes
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
What does the Bible say about lack of motivation?
Readers most often cite Galatians 6:9 on the subject of lack of motivation. Across 4,380 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:13, Proverbs 14:23, 1 Peter 5:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.