Bible Verses About Work
Our work can be an act of worship when done with purpose and integrity. These verses inspire diligence, excellence, and godly ambition.
15 Verses — King James Version
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
“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.”
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:”
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
“And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
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