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Romans 12:11
Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit; serve the Lord.
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Proverbs 19:15
Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.
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Ephesians 5:14
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
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Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.
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Proverbs 6:9-11
How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.
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Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
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Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
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Romans 13:11
Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
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Jonah 1:6
The captain approached him and said,“ What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.”
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1 Corinthians 15 34
Come to your senses and stop sinning; for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.
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2 Thessalonians 3 10
In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you:“ If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”