Hard Work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — read the full passage →

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

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 →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

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

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

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

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

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

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.’”

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 you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

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.

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

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.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

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

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

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

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

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

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

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

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.”

Thus says Yahweh: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says Yahweh; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.”

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 →

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

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.

Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat their fruit.

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — 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.

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

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

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 →

You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone. — read the full passage →

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

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

I coveted no one’s silver, or gold, or clothing. — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me,” says Yahweh.

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. — read the full passage →

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; — read the full passage →

For they don’t sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ; — read the full passage →

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap into the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.’”

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

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. — read the full passage →

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. — read the full passage →

Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: — read the full passage →

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Yahweh will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to. He will bless you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. — read the full passage →

I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.