Category Archives: Slothfulness
Getting Things Done
He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. – Proverbs 10:4, KJV Writing for Entrepreneur magazine, Meiko Patton identified 21 Ways to Achieve Wealth and Success that she gleaned from Tom
Is watching TV or riding a bike more fun?
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. – Proverbs 21:25-26, King James Version (KJV) According to Shawn Achor in his
I’m so overwhelmed! – Part 3
The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. – Proverbs 13:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) Jerry DeVries, 78, was one of the experts that Karl Pillemer interviewed for his book 30
It doesn’t matter if I read my Bible, right?
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. – Psalm 37:5, King James Version (KJV) The Bible is clear that God is sovereign over His creation, which means that He has
You will reap His blessings if you sow His excellence in all that you do.
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. – Proverbs 14:35, KJV Do you want the favor of the person in authority over you? Then act wisely. Or, would you rather
Be careful when you drink your vinegar.
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who employ and send him. – Proverbs 10:26, Amplified Bible (AMP) If you’ve ever been around a campfire or a grill, you know
When was the last time you went Scripture diving?
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. – Psalm 119:71, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is nothing more unwanted, yet more necessary, than affliction. When things are great and we are at
A great life lesson from a billionaire garbage man.
In all labor there is profit, but idle talk leads only to poverty. – Proverbs 14:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) He has made money collecting trash. He has made money renting videos. He has made money selling cars, booking hotel rooms,
Idleness is the Devil’s workshop.
One evening David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, when from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very lovely to behold. – 2 Samuel 11:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) I