ANSWERS: 6
  • There are many variations, but they all follow the same theme: A person who doesn't have something particular to occupy himself with doing will be tempted to occupy himself with sin. The phrasing is not found in the Bible, but like many "chimney corner scriptures" it has its roots in a scriptural idea. http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVanswers/2006/06-09.htm
  • I don't think it is found in the Bible, but it might be based on I Timothy 5:13 and/or II Thessalonians 3:11.
  • Proverbs may help ....
  • I used my concordance, but can't find it. Are you sure you saw it in the Bible? That is a common expression, and a lot of ministers and teachers use it in speaking and/or writing... you could've heard it or read it many different places.
  • I thought this had something to do with HANDS and not MINDS.
  • It's not from the Bible and the phrase is a different take on the original "Idle hands are the devil's tools" which can be traced back to Chaucer's "Tale of Melibee" from 1386.

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