Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About idle time
16 key scriptures
Explore what the Bible says about idle time. This collection of 16 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Proverbs 19:15 |
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| King James (KJV) | “Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” |
16 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.”
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. slothful: or, deceitful”
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”
“I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”
Proverbs 6:6KJV
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
“One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.”
Titus 1:12KJV
“And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. maintain: or, profess honest trades”
Titus 3:14KJV
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another , as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
1 Peter 4:10KJV
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