Proverbs 12:24

24 aThe hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be bput to forced labor.

Proverbs 13:4

4 cThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent dis richly supplied.

Proverbs 15:19

19The way of ea sluggard is like a hedge of fthorns,
but the path of the upright is ga level highway.

Proverbs 18:9

9Whoever is slack in his work
is a hbrother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 24:30-34

30 iI passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man jlacking sense,
31and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone kwall was broken down.
32Then I saw and lconsidered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 mA little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.

Matthew 25:26

26But his master answered him, ‘You nwicked and oslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?

Romans 12:11

11Do not be slothful in zeal, pbe fervent in spirit,
Or  fervent in the Spirit
rserve the Lord.

2 Peter 1:10

10Therefore, brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and telection, for if you practice these qualities uyou will never fall.
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