-
Romans 12:11
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. (niv)
-
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. (niv)
-
Ephesians 5:14
This is why it is said:“ Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (niv)
-
Proverbs 10:4
Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. (niv)
-
Proverbs 6:9-11
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. (niv)
-
Proverbs 12:11
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. (niv)
-
Proverbs 13:4
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. (niv)
-
Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (niv)
-
Jonah 1:6
The captain went to him and said,“ How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.” (niv)
-
1 Corinthians 15 34
Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God— I say this to your shame. (niv)
-
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. (niv)
-
2 Thessalonians 3 10
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule:“ The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” (niv)
