A Man Working

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; — read the full passage →

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

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. — read the full passage →

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

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

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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

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

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. — read the full passage →

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

He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!” — read the full passage →

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

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

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letteror one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

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

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

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, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you, — read the full passage →

Whatever you 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 to the Lord, and not to men;

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, — read the full passage →

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness, — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you, — read the full passage →

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Let all that you do be done in love.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you 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 is still working, so I am working, too.”

The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” — read the full passage →

Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty. — read the full passage →

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life. — read the full passage →

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.

“For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase, — read the full passage →

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

There remains 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 prepared before that we would walk in them.

But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor. — read the full passage →

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

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of 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, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

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

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.

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

The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. — read the full passage →

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