becometh

Proverbs 6:6-11
Walk in the manner of the ant, O sluggard; observe its ways and be wise: . . .

Proverbs 11:24
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 19:15, 24
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. . . .

Proverbs 20:4, 13
The sluggard does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there. . . .

Proverbs 24:30-34
I went past the field of a sluggard and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. . . .

Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval."

Hebrews 6:11, 12
We want each of you to show the same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully assured. . . .

2 Peter 1:5-10
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; . . .

with a slack hand

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.