As a Christian, are you committing this sin? Slothfulness - Be mindful of what the Bible says about slothfulness. It is a sin for us. Most Christians don't even recognize this as a sin. It's not something anyone even pays attention to, As Christians, we need to heed the entire word of God.
Slothfulness: To be slothful is to be lazy. Inactive, laggard, loafing, sluggish, slack
God warns us that too much sleep is destructive.
- Beware of the bondage of sleep: “As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed” (Proverbs 26:14).
- Beware of sleep that disables: “Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger” (Proverbs 19:15).
- Beware of loving sleep: “Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread” (Proverbs 20:13).
- Beware of sleep that robs: “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man” (Proverbs 24:33–34).
- Beware of too much sleep: “How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?” (Proverbs 6:9).
PROVERBS 13:4
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.PROVERBS 10:4,5,26
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
PROVERBS 18:9
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.