Language
Proverbs
14:23 -
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs
16:3 -
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs
22:29 -
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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.
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.
Matthew
25:14 -
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Matthew
25:15 -
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Matthew
25:16 -
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Matthew
25:17 -
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Matthew
25:18 -
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Matthew
25:19 -
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Matthew
25:20 -
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Matthew
25:21 -
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew
25:22 -
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Matthew
25:23 -
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew
25:24 -
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Matthew
25:25 -
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Matthew
25:26 -
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Matthew
25:27 -
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Matthew
25:28 -
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Matthew
25:29 -
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Matthew
25:30 -
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Proverbs
10:4 -
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs
12:11 -
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
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
27:23 -
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Proverbs
27:24 -
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Proverbs
27:25 -
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Proverbs
27:26 -
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Proverbs
27:27 -
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs
21:5 -
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
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
5:18 -
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Ecclesiastes
5:19 -
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes
5:20 -
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
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
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 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
19:21 -
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Proverbs
13:11 -
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs
28:19 -
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
1 Corinthians
16:14 -
Let all your things be done with charity.
Proverbs
16:8 -
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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.
Luke
16:10 -
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Proverbs
28:20 -
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Proverbs
3:9 -
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs
3:10 -
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.