"IDLE" in the KJV Bible

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Exodus 5:17chapter context similar meaning "But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD." Exodus 5:17 KJVcopy save

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

Matthew 20:6chapter context similar meaning "And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?" Matthew 20:6 KJVcopy save

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

1 Timothy 5:13chapter context similar meaning "And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not." 1 Timothy 5:13 KJVcopy save

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Proverbs 19:15chapter context similar meaning "Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger." Proverbs 19:15 KJVcopy save

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Ecclesiasticus 33:27chapter context similar meaning "Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil." Ecclesiasticus 33:27 KJVcopy save

Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil.

Ecclesiasticus 33:25chapter context similar meaning "If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty." Ecclesiasticus 33:25 KJVcopy save

If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty.

Matthew 20:3chapter context similar meaning "And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace," Matthew 20:3 KJVcopy save

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Luke 24:11chapter context similar meaning "And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not." Luke 24:11 KJVcopy save

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

Matthew 12:36chapter context similar meaning "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." Matthew 12:36 KJVcopy save

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

2 Esdras 16:68chapter context similar meaning "For, behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols." 2 Esdras 16:68 KJVcopy save

For, behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols.

Wisdom of Solomon 14:5chapter context similar meaning "Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved." Wisdom of Solomon 14:5 KJVcopy save

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

Exodus 5:8chapter context similar meaning "And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God." Exodus 5:8 KJVcopy save

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

2 Esdras 15:60chapter context similar meaning "And in the passage they shall rush on the idle city, and shall destroy some portion of thy land, and consume part of thy glory, and shall return to Babylon that was destroyed." 2 Esdras 15:60 KJVcopy save

And in the passage they shall rush on the idle city, and shall destroy some portion of thy land, and consume part of thy glory, and shall return to Babylon that was destroyed.

Ecclesiasticus 37:11chapter context similar meaning "Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel." Ecclesiasticus 37:11 KJVcopy save

Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.