Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5200 Human civilisation  »  5539 sluggard

Someone characterised by a settled attitude of slothfulness and idleness. Such people are consistently condemned throughout Scripture.

Sluggards are characterised by slothfulness and idleness

They are lazy and refuse to work

Proverbs 6:6-8 See also Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25; Proverbs 24:30-31; Proverbs 26:15

They love to stay in bed when they should be up and active

Proverbs 6:9 See also Proverbs 26:14

They make excuses to avoid work

Proverbs 22:13 See also Proverbs 26:13

Their desires are not met

Proverbs 13:4 See also Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25-26

Their laziness leads to poverty

Proverbs 6:10-11 See also Proverbs 10:4-5; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 24:33-34; Ecclesiastes 4:5; Ecclesiastes 10:18

Their attitude is irritating to others

Proverbs 10:26

They are conceited

Proverbs 26:16

Sluggards condemned throughout Scripture

In the book of Proverbs

Proverbs 10:4 See also Proverbs 6:6-11; Proverbs 12:11,24,27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 28:19

By Jesus Christ

Matthew 20:3,6; Matthew 25:24-30

In the epistles

1 Thessalonians 5:14 See also 2 Thessalonians 3:6,10-11; 1 Timothy 5:13; Titus 1:12; Titus 3:14; Hebrews 6:12

See also

5343  idleness
5446  poverty
5524  servants, bad
5533  sleep, physical
5629  work, ordained by God
5803  carelessness
5833  diligence
5978  warning
6125  condemnation, divine
8755  folly