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63 Bible Verses About Work or Employment
Think about how humility and gratitude should really mark our lives, you know? It's like acknowledging God's goodness in everything. When we strive for excellence and do things the right way, we honor Him and open ourselves up to His blessings.
So, whatever you're working on, remember who it's ultimately for. With faith and obedience, you'll see God's plan unfold in your life. It's pretty amazing when you think about it.
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”
And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,
The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,not like those who do their work only when someone is watching – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.
The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.For each one will carry his own load.
So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?
The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.
The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.
Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’The one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’But his master answered, ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much – but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.
For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker deserves his pay.”
Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
They will not work in vain, or give birth to children that will experience disaster. For the Lord will bless their children and their descendants.