The saying is figerative, sugesting that if you have nothing better to do then you are more likeky to get into trouble. If one keeps their mind occupied with only good thoughts then only good actions will come from them. There will be no room for evil thoughts to enter the mind, so no evil actons can take place.
What scripture is an idle mind is a devil's workshop?
A mind not working is a devil playground
The phrase "Idle hands are the devil's workshop" is a proverb that originated in the Bible, specifically in the Book of Proverbs. It is a warning against laziness and the potential for mischief or wrongdoing when one is not actively engaged in productive activities.
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this means that whenever you are not doing anything or sitting idle you always get a devils thought .this means you will like to do something in which you will have fun but this might cause disturbance to others. so you should never keep your mind empty and always keep your self busy to do something productive.
In the Christian religion, believers exhorted to work, with the apostles going as far as to say that one who does not work must not eat. In addition to the encouragement to work and be self-sufficient, there is a belief that one who does not work ends up being lured into evil. That is the meaning of the saying that idle hands are the devil's workshop.
Steady employment keeps one out of mischief, for truly an idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Proverbs 16:26-27...idle hands are the devil's workshop.
See relevant answers. Although this quote is not in the Bible, there is a similar verse that was applied to the people of Sodom : Ezekiel 16.49. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
makes mind idle and useless
It isn't a biblical quote; it is an old English saying.
Heart is where the Truth is, whereas mind is where the devil workshop is.