A Man Working

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

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

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

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him. — read the full passage →

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. — read the full passage →

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him back to see what shall be after him?

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

And let the favor 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.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, — read the full passage →

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, — read the full passage →

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness, — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Let all that ye do be done in love.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? — read the full passage →

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want. — read the full passage →

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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 labor—this is the gift of God.

Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof: — read the full passage →

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor. — read the full passage →

And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →