Bible on Work

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

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

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

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.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

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

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

If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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

Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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

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

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

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

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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

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

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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

A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

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

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

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

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

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.