Bible Verses About Lazy

"Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ..."

1 Peter 3:1-22 ESV

"“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. ..."

Matthew 25:14-30 ESV

"As we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?"

1 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV

"That the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 3:17 ESV

"But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV

"A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth."

Proverbs 26:15 NIV

"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt."

Proverbs 12:27 NIV

"Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth."

Proverbs 10:4 NIV

"Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’"

Exodus 5:17 NIV

"But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’"

Exodus 5:8 NIV