Struggling with laziness? These verses are bound to lead you to action

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Proverbs 6:10-11 NLT & Proverbs 24:33-34 NLT

Go ahead—be lazy and passive. But you’ll go hungry if you live that way.

Proverbs 19:15 TPT

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

Proverbs 20:4 NLT

To trust a lazy person to get a job done will be as irritating as smoke in your eyes— as enjoyable as a toothache!

Proverbs 10:26 TPT

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense. I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.

Proverbs 24:30-31 NLT

Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

Proverbs 19:24 NLT

Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 NLT

As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.

Proverbs 26:14 NLT

If you love sleep, you will end up in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

Proverbs 20:13 NLT

The lazy loafer says, "I can't go out and look for a job— there may be a lion out there roaming wild in the streets!"

Proverbs 26:13 TPT

A passive person won't even finish a project, but a passionate person makes good use of his time, wealth and energy.

Proverbs 12:27 TPT

If you spend all your time sleeping, you'll grow poor. So wake up sleepyhead! Don't sleep on the job. And then there will be plenty of food on the table.

Proverbs 20:13 TPT