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Bible Verses About Laziness
Find Bible verses about laziness — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about laziness?
The Bible addresses laziness with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 10:26
“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.”
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Proverbs 26:14
“As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.”
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Proverbs 22:13
“The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"”
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Proverbs 6:9
“How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?”
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Proverbs 26:13
“The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"”
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Proverbs 21:25
“The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5
“The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.”
Proverbs 12:24
“The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.”
Proverbs 19:24
“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.”
Proverbs 24:33
“a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;”
Proverbs 24:30
“I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
Proverbs 26:15
“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.”
Proverbs 15:19
“The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.”
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