Bible Verses About Sluggard
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for sluggard, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,083 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 Sluggard
Proverbs 13:497 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 20:484 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 6:6-876 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 18:965 votes
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 24:30-3462 votes
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 21:2551 votes
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
1 Timothy 5:850 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.
Proverbs 6:648 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 6:6-1137 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 26:1432 votes
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Genesis 2:1531 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Proverbs 10:431 votes
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Colossians 3:2326 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Proverbs 27:1225 votes
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 6:924 votes
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Proverbs 12:2424 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
2 Thessalonians 3:1024 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 10:2623 votes
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 26:1621 votes
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Ecclesiastes 9:1019 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.
Proverbs 13:1116 votes
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-1515 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 12:1-2814 votes
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 12:2714 votes
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 24:1-3414 votes
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
What does the Bible say about sluggard?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:4 on the subject of sluggard. Across 1,083 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 6:6-8, Proverbs 18:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.