King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Slothful
CategoryArchaic Word / Character Vice
Modern Equivalentlazy; sluggish; failing in duty through idleness.
KJV Word TypeAdjective
DefinitionHabitually lazy and slow to fulfil duty or obligation. Proverbs particularly targets the "slothful man" (or "sluggard") as a figure of folly and ruin. In the NT the Parable of the Talents condemns the servant who buried his gift as "wicked and slothful."
Key Verses"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord." (Romans 12:11); "His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant." (Matthew 25:26)