"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." (John 3:35)

"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him." (2 Corinthians 5:9)

"Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created." (Genesis 5:2)

"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" (Psalm 139:17)

"As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed." (Proverbs 26:14)

This is one of the more colorful of numerous colorful verses in the book of Proverbs which rebuke the sin of laziness. Note a few of the others: