Language
Genesis
2:15 -
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Ecclesiastes
9:10 -
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.
Proverbs
14:23 -
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Colossians
3:23 -
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians
3:24 -
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Ephesians
4:28 -
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.
Proverbs
12:11 -
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
1 Corinthians
15:58 -
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.
2 Thessalonians
3:10 -
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs
10:4 -
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs
16:3 -
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Psalms
128:2 -
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Romans
12:11 -
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
1 Timothy
5:8 -
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.
Proverbs
18:9 -
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Matthew
20:28 -
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Proverbs
6:6 -
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs
6:7 -
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Proverbs
6:8 -
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
1 Thessalonians
4:11 -
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
1 Thessalonians
4:12 -
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
Psalms
90:17 -
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.
Proverbs
13:4 -
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
1 Corinthians
10:31 -
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Proverbs
22:29 -
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Galatians
6:9 -
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Psalms
90:12 -
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
2 Timothy
2:15 -
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Proverbs
31:17 -
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.