27 verses about laziness from the King James Version, the most loved first.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet…
Proverbs 6:6-11Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and…
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
1 Timothy 5:8But 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 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 21:25-26The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth…
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk…
Colossians 3:23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 10:4-5He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that…
Romans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 22:13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 24:30-34I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles…
Proverbs 26:13-16The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.…
Matthew 25:26-27His 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…
1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which…
Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Proverbs 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 19:24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did…
Matthew 20:6-7And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him…
4 more verses that touch on it
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Matthew 25:18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
Luke 19:20-25And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man…
Every verse is the King James Version, word for word. They are gathered from two topic books, Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897); the most loved come first, from readers' votes on OpenBible.info and the lists of the big Bible sites.
Questions people ask.
What does the Bible say about laziness?
The Bible speaks to laziness in verses such as Proverbs 18:9, “He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster”, and 1 Timothy 5:8, “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” (King James Version).
Which Bible verses about laziness are most loved?
Among the most loved is Proverbs 6:6-11, “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Others are Proverbs 18:9, 1 Timothy 5:8 and Proverbs 19:15.