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Bible verses about
work

The Bible gives work dignity — done heartily, as unto the Lord, with diligence and integrity. It honors honest labor and warns against slothfulness. These King James verses gather Scripture’s words on work.

12 verses about work (KJV)

  1. Colossians 3:23

    And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

  2. Proverbs 16:3

    Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

  3. Proverbs 14:23

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Proverbs 12:24

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

  7. Proverbs 13:4

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

  8. 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.

  9. Proverbs 22:29

    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

  10. 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.

  11. Proverbs 6:6

    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  12. 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.

Questions, answered plainly

What does the Bible say about work?

The Bible calls us to work wholeheartedly: "whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men" (Colossians 3:23), and "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might" (Ecclesiastes 9:10). It warns that "if any would not work, neither should he eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10).

What does the Bible say about hard work?

Scripture honors diligence — "In all labour there is profit" (Proverbs 14:23) — and assures believers their work for God is not wasted: "your labour is not in vain in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 15:58).

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