Bible Verses About Lazy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for lazy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 643 votes, led by Proverbs 6:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Lazy
Proverbs 6:974 votes
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
1 Timothy 5:862 votes
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.
James 1:2255 votes
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Colossians 3:2346 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Proverbs 22:1335 votes
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 10:434 votes
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 21:2533 votes
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
2 Thessalonians 3:11-1232 votes
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Proverbs 6:631 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 24:30-3428 votes
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 20:423 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:1323 votes
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 22:2922 votes
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 26:13-1620 votes
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Proverbs 12:2719 votes
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
2 Timothy 3:1718 votes
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
John 15:715 votes
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Colossians 3:22-2515 votes
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
James 4:1714 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
2 Timothy 2:612 votes
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Psalms 1:211 votes
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Proverbs 10:2611 votes
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Matthew 25:14-3010 votes
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
What does the Bible say about lazy?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 6:9 on the subject of lazy. Across 643 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Timothy 5:8, James 1:22, Colossians 3:23. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.