Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About idle hands
18 key scriptures
Discover 18 powerful Bible verses about idle hands. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential character & virtues topic.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Proverbs 19:15 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” |
18 Key Scriptures
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”
“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. slothful: or, deceitful”
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.”
“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. An: Heb. A man of Belial”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
“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 . to give: or, to distribute”
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”
Proverbs 6:6KJV
“I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
“How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?”
Proverbs 6:9KJV
“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. cold: or, winter”
“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. exhort: or, beseech unruly: or, disorderly”
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