Popular Bible Verses about Laziness

Proverbs 12:24

Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. NIV

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor. AMP

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. KJV

Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks. NIV

Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. AMP

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. KJV

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. NIV

Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger. AMP

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. KJV