What Does The Bible Say About Idleness?

Are you familiar with the English quote, “Idle hands are the workshop of the devil?”

This actually originated from the Bible. This popular proverb was in fact taken from Proverbs 16:27. In The Living Bible, it says, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.”

From Scriptures, we discover that God disapproves of idleness and His mi…