Bible Concordance
Idleness (4 Occurrences)2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us. (See RSV)
2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies. (See RSV)
Proverbs 31:27 She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Ecclesiastes 10:18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)
Thesaurus
Idleness (4 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IDLE;
IDLENESS.
... The "virtuous woman" was one
who would not eat the "bread of
idleness" (Proverbs 31:27).
.../i/idleness.htm - 9kIdle (33 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as,
to idle away an hour a day. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IDLE; IDLENESS. ...
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Loaf (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. 3. (vt) To
spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away. Int. ...
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Industry (5 Occurrences)
... diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention
to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays ...
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Sloth (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Slowness; tardiness. 2. (n.) Disinclination
to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. ...
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Vacancy (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from
employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness. ...
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Leaks (3 Occurrences)
... Leaks (3 Occurrences). Ecclesiastes 10:18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and
through idleness of the hands the house leaks. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Leaketh (1 Occurrence)
... Leaketh (1 Occurrence). Ecclesiastes 10:18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in;
and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. (ASV JPS). ...
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Idlers (2 Occurrences)
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