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‘Idle’ in the Bible – All 9 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Idle’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Idle’ occurs 9 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Idle’ in the book Exodus

Exodus 5:8 And you shall impose upon them the same quota of bricks that they made before. Neither will you lessen anything, for they are idle, and therefore they cry out, saying: ‘We shall go and sacrifice to our God.’Exodus 5:8

Exodus 5:17 And he said: “You are idle. And for this reason you say, ‘We shall go and sacrifice to the Lord.’Exodus 5:17

Number of the word / term Idle in Exodus: 2

Bible passages with ‘Idle’ in the book Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:21 For when someone labors in wisdom, and doctrine, and prudence, he leaves behind what he has obtained to one who is idle. So this, too, is emptiness and a great burden.Ecclesiastes 2:21

Ecclesiastes 12:3 when the guardians of the house will tremble, and the strongest men will waver, and those who grind grain will be idle, except for a small number, and those who look through the keyholes will be darkened.Ecclesiastes 12:3

Number of the word / term Idle in Ecclesiastes: 2

Bible passages with ‘Idle’ in the book Lamentations

Lamentations 2:10 JOD. The elders of the daughter of Zion have become idle; they sit on the ground. They have sprinkled their heads with ashes. They have been wrapped with haircloth. The virgins of Jerusalem have cast their heads down to the ground.Lamentations 2:10

Number of the word / term Idle in Lamentations: 1

Bible passages with ‘Idle’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 12:36 But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.Matthew 12:36

Matthew 20:3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.Matthew 20:3

Matthew 20:6 Yet truly, about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing, and he said to them, ‘Why have you stood here idle all day?’Matthew 20:6

Number of the word / term Idle in Matthew: 3

Bible passages with ‘Idle’ in the book 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:13 And being at the same time also idle, they learn to go from house to house, being not only idle, but also talkative and curious, speaking of things which do not concern them.1 Timothy 5:13

Number of the word / term ‘Idle’ in 1 Timothy: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 9

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