Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'slothful' occurs 22 times in the standard works.

3 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'slothful' in the standard works and contain 13.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Prov. 26:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

 26:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

 26:14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

 26:15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 2 14
NT 3 0 3
BM 4 2 6
DC 3 2 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 22 6 28

Judg. 18:9
And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

Prov. 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Prov. 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Prov. 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Prov. 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Prov. 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Prov. 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Prov. 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Prov. 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Prov. 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Prov. 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Prov. 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Prov. 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Eccl. 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Matt. 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Rom. 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Heb. 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Alma 33:21
O my brethren, if ye could be healed by merely casting about your eyes that ye might be healed, would ye not behold quickly, or would ye rather harden your hearts in unbelief, and be slothful, that ye would not cast about your eyes, that ye might perish?

Alma 37:41
Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by small means it did show unto them marvelous works. They were slothful, and forgot to exercise their faith and diligence and then those marvelous works ceased, and they did not progress in their journey;

Alma 37:43
And now, my son, I would that ye should understand that these things are not without a shadow; for as our fathers were slothful to give heed to this compass (now these things were temporal) they did not prosper; even so it is with things which are spiritual.

Alma 37:46
O my son, do not let us be slothful because of the easiness of the way; for so was it with our fathers; for so was it prepared for them, that if they would look they might live; even so it is with us. The way is prepared, and if we will look we may live forever.

Alma 60:14
And now behold, I say unto you, I fear exceedingly that the judgments of God will come upon this people, because of their exceeding slothfulness, yea, even the slothfulness of our government, and their exceedingly great neglect towards their brethren, yea, towards those who have been slain.

D&C 58:26
For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.

D&C 58:29
But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned.

D&C 90:18
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.

D&C 101:50
And while they were at variance one with another they became very slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord.

D&C 107:100
He that is slothful shall not be counted worthy to stand, and he that learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be counted worthy to stand. Even so. Amen.