Bible Verses About Procrastination
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for procrastination, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,337 votes, led by Proverbs 13:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Procrastination
Proverbs 13:4800 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Ephesians 5:15-17563 votes
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Proverbs 12:24512 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 20:4470 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 27:1391 votes
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
James 4:17355 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Luke 9:59-62324 votes
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Philippians 4:13263 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Hebrews 12:11228 votes
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Matthew 6:33210 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Proverbs 12:25194 votes
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
John 9:4193 votes
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Luke 12:40192 votes
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Luke 12:35191 votes
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Ecclesiastes 9:10179 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.
Ecclesiastes 11:4176 votes
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Proverbs 14:23160 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Galatians 6:9148 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Romans 7:20-21145 votes
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Proverbs 10:4136 votes
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 18:9129 votes
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
1 Thessalonians 5:2115 votes
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Proverbs 3:28114 votes
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Psalms 119:60104 votes
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
1 Corinthians 14:40104 votes
Let all things be done decently and in order.
What does the Bible say about procrastination?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:4 on the subject of procrastination. Across 10,337 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 5:15-17, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 20:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.