Sluggard
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· 3 viewsSomeone characterised by a settled attitude of slothfulness and idleness. Such people are consistently condemned throughout Scripture.
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Sluggards are characterised by slothfulness and idleness
Sluggards are characterised by slothfulness and idleness
They are lazy and refuse to work
They are lazy and refuse to work
Go to the ant, you lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,
Which, having no chief,
Officer, or ruler,
Prepares its food in the summer
And gathers its provision in the harvest.
See also Pr 12:27; Pr 15:19; Pr 19:24; Pr 20:4; Pr 21:25; Pr 24:30–31; Pr 26:15
They love to stay in bed when they should be up and active
They love to stay in bed when they should be up and active
How long will you lie down, you lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep?
See also Pr 26:14
They make excuses to avoid work
They make excuses to avoid work
The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
See also Pr 26:13
Their desires are not met
Their desires are not met
The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
See also Pr 20:4; Pr 21:25–26
Their laziness leads to poverty
Their laziness leads to poverty
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
Then your poverty will come in like a drifter,
And your need like an armed man.
See also Pr 10:4–5; Pr 12:24; Pr 18:9; Pr 19:15; Pr 20:13; Pr 24:33–34; Ec 4:5; Ec 10:18
Their attitude is irritating to others
Their attitude is irritating to others
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.
They are conceited
They are conceited
A lazy one is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can give a discreet answer.
Sluggards condemned throughout Scripture
Sluggards condemned throughout Scripture
In the book of Proverbs
In the book of Proverbs
Poor is one who works with a lazy hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
See also Pr 6:6–11; Pr 12:11; Pr 12:24; Pr 12:27; Pr 13:4; Pr 14:23; Pr 18:9; Pr 28:19
By Jesus Christ
By Jesus Christ
Mt 20:3; Mt 20:6; Mt 25:24–30
In the epistles
In the epistles
We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
See also 2 Th 3:6; 2 Th 3:10–11; 1 Ti 5:13; Tt 1:12; Tt 3:14; Heb 6:12