Bible Verses About Procrastination

"Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God.”"

Ezekiel 12:28 ESV

"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ..."

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV

"For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."

1 Thessalonians 5:2 ESV

"The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing."

Proverbs 20:4 ESV

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

Matthew 6:33 ESV

"To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”"

Luke 9:59-62 ESV

"The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor."

Proverbs 12:24 ESV

"Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand."

Romans 7:20-21 ESV

"The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied."

Proverbs 13:4 ESV

"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring."

Proverbs 27:1 ESV