Bible Study Is procrastination a sin?

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Pr 6:

6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Being lazy and not working is not wise. It could be a sin. Work while you can. Ec 9:

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

Pr 12 was getting more serious:

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

Jeremiah was against procrastination in 48:

10a Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness.

When it comes to accepting Jesus, it is a really bad idea to delay the decision. James 4:

13 Listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Paul advised the Colossians in 4:

5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.

The Bible does not clearly spell out that procrastination is a sin. However, James 4:

17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

If your conscience convicts you, then it is a sin.

 

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James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

The word procrastination can be considered a sin of omission, especially when it involves actions that are known to be right and good, but are delayed. procrastination is a form of inaction as it can be viewed as a failure to fulfill an obligation, thus falling under the category of a sin of omission.