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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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:

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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;

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.

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.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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