[Pro 6:6-11 KJV] 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
[Pro 10:4-5, 26 KJV] 4 He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame. ... 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
[Pro 12:11, 24, 27 KJV] 11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. ... 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. ... 27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
[Pro 13:4 KJV] 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
[Pro 15:19 KJV] 19 The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.
[Pro 19:15, 24 KJV] 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. ... 24 A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
[Pro 20:4, 13 KJV] 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing. ... 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
[Pro 21:5, 25 KJV] 5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want. ... 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
[Pro 22:29 KJV] 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
[Pro 23:21 KJV] 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
[Pro 24:30-34 KJV] 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction. 33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
[Pro 26:13-16 KJV] 13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. 14 [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
[Pro 27:23-27 KJV] 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. 24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field. 27 And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
[Pro 30:25-28 KJV] 25 The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
[Pro 31:13-27 KJV] 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
[Ecc 10:18 KJV] 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
[Isa 56:10 KJV] 10 His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
[Mat 25:26-27 KJV] 26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
[Rom 12:11 KJV] 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
[Eph 4:28 KJV] 28 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.
[1Th 4:11-12 KJV] 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.
[2Th 3:10-12 KJV] 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
[Heb 6:12 KJV] 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[1Ti 5:8 KJV] 8 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.