Bible Verses About Wasting
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for wasting, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 272 votes, led by John 6:12-14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Wasting
John 6:12-1451 votes
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
John 6:1248 votes
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Leviticus 19:9-1037 votes
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
Matthew 25:14-3023 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.
Matthew 26:820 votes
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Proverbs 24:30-3414 votes
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Colossians 3:2313 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Ephesians 5:16-1712 votes
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Psalms 90:1211 votes
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Proverbs 20:1311 votes
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 26:1411 votes
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Ephesians 6:411 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 4:2810 votes
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
What does the Bible say about wasting?
Readers most often cite John 6:12-14 on the subject of wasting. Across 272 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 6:12, Leviticus 19:9-10, Matthew 25:14-30. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.