32 verses contain “slack” (in the KJV: 16, in the BSB: 16) — showing 1–32
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But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
And repayeth them that
hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be
slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
But those who
hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not
hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
When thou shalt
vow a
vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not
slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
If you make a
vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
And the men of
Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to
Gilgal, saying,
Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the
Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
Then the men of
Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at
Gilgal: “Do not
abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the
Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Then she
saddled an
ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward;
slack not thy riding for me, except I
bid thee.
Go to the
ant, thou
sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Walk in the manner of the
ant, O
slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
He becometh poor that dealeth with a
slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but
diligent hands bring wealth.
As
vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the
sluggard to them that send him.
Like
vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the
slacker to those who send him.
The soul of the
sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the
diligent shall be made fat.
The
slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the
diligent is fully satisfied.
The way of the
slothful man is as an
hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
The way of the
slacker is like a
hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a
highway.
A
slothful man hideth his hand in his
bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The
slacker buries his hand in the
dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
The
sluggard will not
plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he
beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The
slacker does not
plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
The desire of the
slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The
craving of the
slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
The
slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
I went by the field of the
slothful, and by the
vineyard of the man void of understanding;
I went past the field of a
slacker and by the
vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
The
slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so
doth the
slothful upon his bed.
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
The
slothful hideth his hand in his
bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The
slacker buries his hand in the
dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
The
sluggard is wiser in his own
conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The
slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer
discreetly.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well
strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great
spoil divided; the
lame take the prey.
Your ropes are
slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the
lame will carry off
plunder.
Therefore the law is
slacked, and judgment
doth never go forth: for the wicked
doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Therefore the law is
paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked
hem in the righteous, so that justice is
perverted.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to
Zion, Let not thine hands be
slack.
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O
Zion; do not let your hands fall
limp.
The Lord is not
slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness; but is
longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance.
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting
anyone to perish but
everyone to come to
repentance.
And he said unto me, I will
liken my judgment unto a ring: like as there is no
slackness of the last, even so there is no swiftness of the first.
Behold, the plagues draw
nigh, and are not
slack.
As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, with two or three hours of her birth great pains compass her
womb, which pains, when the child cometh forth, they
slack not a moment:
Even so shall not the plagues be
slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall
mourn, and sorrows shall come upon it on every side.
Then he took them both apart, and said unto them,
Bless God, praise him, and
magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and
exalt his name, and honourably to
shew forth the works of God; therefore be not
slack to praise him.
Be not
hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds
slack and remiss.
For the Lord will not be
slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have
smitten in
sunder the loins of the
unmerciful, and repayed
vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the
sceptre of the unrighteous;
