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The 15 most-voted verses about lazy, from 6 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

Proverbs 6:9 (BSB)

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:9 (KJV)

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

Proverbs 6:9 (WEB)

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothy 5:8 (BSB)

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.

1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothy 5:8 (WEB)

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

James 1:22 (BSB)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:22 (KJV)

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

James 1:22 (WEB)

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

Colossians 3:23 (BSB)

And what soever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Proverbs 6:6 (BSB)

¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 6:6 (KJV)

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

Proverbs 6:6 (WEB)

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 10:4 (BSB)

He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Proverbs 10:4 (KJV)

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Proverbs 10:4 (WEB)

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 (BSB)

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 21:25 (KJV)

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:25 (WEB)

The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:13 (BSB)

The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 22:13 (KJV)

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:13 (WEB)

The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Proverbs 20:4 (BSB)

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

Proverbs 20:4 (KJV)

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:4 (WEB)

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

Proverbs 20:13 (BSB)

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:13 (KJV)

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:13 (WEB)

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs 22:29 (BSB)

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].

Proverbs 22:29 (KJV)

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.

Proverbs 12:27 (BSB)

The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

Proverbs 12:27 (KJV)

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

Proverbs 12:27 (WEB)

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 15:7 (BSB)

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:7 (KJV)

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

John 15:7 (WEB)

so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:17 (BSB)

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Timothy 3:17 (KJV)

that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:17 (WEB)

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

James 4:17 (BSB)

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.

James 4:17 (KJV)

To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

James 4:17 (WEB)

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