Bible Verses About Idle Hands Are the Devils Playground

“A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.”

“Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.”

“At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.”

“He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.”

“For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.”

“Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.”

“Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, O slacker? 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 upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”

“Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.”

“I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”

“For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.”

“She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”

“There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”

“And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.”

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you. Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate. For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.”

“Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.”

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

“Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.”

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

“The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.”

“A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.”