Laziness, Hardwork and Sleep

A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. (proverbs 18:9 NLT)

A lazy person sleeps soundly - and goes hungry (proverbs 19:15)

If you are too lazy to plow in the right season, you will have no food at the harvest (proverbs 20:4)

If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat (proverbs 20:13)

Good planning and hardwork leade to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty (proverbs 21:5)

Those who love pleasure become poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches (proverbs 21: 17)

The desires of lazy people will be their ruin, for their hands refuse to work. They are always greedy for more, while the godly love to give! (proverbs 21:25,26)

The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!" (proverbs 22:13)

Too much sleep clothes a person with rags (proverbs 23:21b)

All bible verses are in the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise stated.