Topic
Idleness and Sloth
28 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 6:6Torrey Remonstrance against
¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
- Proverbs 6:9Torrey Remonstrance against
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
- Proverbs 10:4Torrey LEAD TO — Poverty
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 12:24Torrey LEAD TO — Bondage
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- Proverbs 12:27Torrey Produce apathy
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
- Proverbs 13:4Torrey LEAD TO — Disappointment
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 18:9Torrey Akin to extravagance
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- Proverbs 19:15Torrey LEAD TO — Hunger
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 20:4Torrey LEAD TO — Want
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Proverbs 20:13Torrey LEAD TO — Poverty
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
- Proverbs 21:25Torrey LEAD TO — Disappointment
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
- Proverbs 22:13Torrey False excuses for
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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- Proverbs 24:30 Torrey LEAD TO — Ruin
- Proverbs 24:30–32 Torrey Effects of, afford instruction to others
- Proverbs 24:31 Torrey LEAD TO — Ruin
- Proverbs 24:34 Torrey LEAD TO — Want
- Proverbs 26:14 Torrey Illustrated
- Proverbs 26:15 Torrey Produce apathy
- Proverbs 26:16 Torrey Accompanied by conceit
- Ecclesiastes 10:18 Torrey LEAD TO — Ruin
- Isaiah 56:10 Torrey Exemplified — Watchmen
- Matthew 25:18 Torrey Illustrated
- Matthew 25:26 Torrey Illustrated
- Acts 17:21 Torrey Exemplified — Athenians
- Romans 12:11 Torrey Forbidden
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 Torrey Exemplified — Thessalonians
- 1 Timothy 5:13 Torrey LEAD TO — Tattling and meddling
- Hebrews 6:12 Torrey Forbidden
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 30 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.