Bible Verses About Work

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.