Slothful
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(a.) Inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
Greek
3576. nothros -- sluggish, slothful
... sluggish, slothful. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: nothros Phonetic
Spelling: (no-thros') Short Definition: dull, sluggish Definition: blunt, dull ...
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3636. okneros -- shrinking, timid, hence idle, lazy, troublesome
... idle, lazy, troublesome. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: okneros Phonetic
Spelling: (ok-nay-ros') Short Definition: slothful, backward Definition ...
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4190. poneros -- toilsome, bad
... Adjective Transliteration: poneros Phonetic Spelling: (pon-ay-ros') Short Definition:
evil, bad, wicked Definition: evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ...
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2655. katanarkao -- to grow numb
... to burden. From kata and narkao (to be numb); to grow utterly torpid, ie (by
implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive) -- be burdensome (chargeable). ...
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Strong's Hebrew
6102. atsel -- sluggish, lazy
... 12). slothful, sluggard. From atsal; indolent -- slothful, sluggard. see HEBREW
atsal. 6101, 6102. atsel. 6103 . Strong's Numbers.
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6101. atsel -- to be sluggish
... root Definition to be sluggish NASB Word Usage delay (1). be slothful. A primitive
root; to lean idly, ie To be indolent or slack -- be slothful. 6100, 6101. ...
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7503. raphah -- sink, relax
... draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave,
let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). ...
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7423. rmiyah -- deceit, treachery
... remissness, treachery From ramah; remissness, treachery -- deceit(- ful, -fully),
false, guile, idle, slack, slothful. see HEBREW ramah. 7422, 7423. ...
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Library

How the Slothful and the Hasty are to be Admonished.
... How the slothful and the hasty are to be admonished. (Admonition 16.)
Differently to be admonished are the slothful and the hasty. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xv how the slothful.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xxv. 24, Etc. , Where the ...
... On the words of the Gospel, Matt. xxv. 24, etc., where the slothful servant who
would not put out the talent he had received, is condemned. [XCIV. Ben.] ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xliv on the words.htm

A Triplet of Graces
... 'Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.'"Romans 12:11. ...
'Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.'. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/a triplet of graces.htm

The Sluggard's Garden
... 'I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void
of understanding; 31. ... I. Note first who the slothful man is. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the sluggards garden.htm

Against those who Object Because the Devil Has not Been Put Out of ...
... For if thou lettest the adversary remain, the more slothful are injured, not on
account of the more diligent, but by their own slothfulness; whereas if thou ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily ii against those who.htm

On the Duty of Working for a Livelihood.
... thee as an evil runagate." [2859] And again: "He that manageth his own land shall
be filled with bread." [2860] And elsewhere he says: "The slothful has folded ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec viii on the duty of.htm

Rejoicing Before God.
... And so there is such a thing as a slothful joy over even so great events
as those which we remember on days like this. For the man ...
/.../schleiermacher/selected sermons of schleiermacher/x rejoicing before god.htm

Another Sermon of M. Latimer, Concerning the Same Matter.
... On the contrary, a slothful servant, when his master commandeth him to do any thing,
by and by he will ask questions, "Where?" "When?" "Which way?" and so forth ...
/.../sermons on the card and other discourses/another sermon of m latimer.htm

The Sluggard's Farm
... "I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of
understanding; And, lo, it ... First think of Solomon's description of a slothful man. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/the sluggards farm.htm

One Lion Two Lions no Lion at All
... "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the
streets.""Proverbs 22:13. "The slothful man saith, There ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/one lion two lions no.htm

Thesaurus
Slothful (22 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Slothful (22 Occurrences). Matthew 25:26 "But
his lord answered him,'You wicked and slothful servant. You ...
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Lazy (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. ... Matthew
25:26 "But his lord answered him,'You wicked and slothful servant. ...
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Filth (21 Occurrences)
... In Apocrypha we have (Ecclesiasticus 22:1): "A slothful man is compared to a filthy
(ardaloo) stone," the Revised Version (British and American) "a stone that ...
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Filthiness (16 Occurrences)
... In Apocrypha we have (Ecclesiasticus 22:1): "A slothful man is compared to a filthy
(ardaloo) stone," the Revised Version (British and American) "a stone that ...
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Filthy (22 Occurrences)
... In Apocrypha we have (Ecclesiasticus 22:1): "A slothful man is compared to a filthy
(ardaloo) stone," the Revised Version (British and American) "a stone that ...
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Diligent (33 Occurrences)
... after God. (WEY). Romans 12:11 as to diligent zealousness, not slothful;
in spirit fervent; serving the Lord. (DBY). 2 Corinthians ...
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Hideth (28 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Proverbs 19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. (KJV WBS). ...
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Bosom (47 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Proverbs 19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand
in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. (KJV WBS). ...
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Broad (113 Occurrences)
... (ASV DBY JPS YLT). Proverbs 22:13 The slothful hath said, 'A lion 'is' without,
In the midst of the broad places I am slain.' (YLT). ...
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Zealousness (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Zealousness (1 Occurrence). Romans 12:11 as to diligent
zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord. (DBY). ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about laziness? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about being late or lateness? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about managing your finances? | GotQuestions.org

Slothful: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Slothful (22 Occurrences)

Matthew 25:26
"But his lord answered him,'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Romans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Judges 18:9
They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Don't be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 6:6
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
(YLT)

Proverbs 6:9
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
(YLT)

Proverbs 10:4
Poor 'is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
(YLT)

Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So 'is' the slothful to those sending him.
(YLT)

Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
(YLT)

Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 20:4
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
(YLT)

Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
(KJV JPS WBS YLT)

Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
(KJV JPS WBS YLT)

Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 26:16
Wiser 'is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven 'men' returning a reason.
(YLT)

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Slothful

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