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Apathy in the Bible - a Christian perspective
The writer of Proverbs gives us one of the most entertaining and sobering visions of where apathy can lead us. He writes that the sluggard will go to pick up food, yet be too apathetic to even bring it up to his mouth.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2026:15&version=NIV
Sluggard - a Christian perspective
Laziness is a characteristic condemned in the Bible. Here, the "sluggard" is encouraged to look at the hard-working ant as an example of a creature working diligently toward a common purpose.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%206:6&version=NIV
Laziness in the Bible: Proverbs 6:9
Laziness is not a characteristic of a Christ-follower, and here the "sluggard" is criticized for his lazy ways.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%206:9%20&version=NIV