Hard Work

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat, — read the full passage →

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance--for the Lord Christ ye serve;

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy <FI>art<Fi> thou, and good <FI>is<Fi> to thee.

And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

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

For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, `Fear not, I have helped thee.'

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

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

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it <FI>is<Fi> from the hand of God.

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

and labour, working with <FI>our<Fi> own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal--<FI> even<Fi> God.'

Thus said Jehovah: Withhold thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, For there is a reward for thy work, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have turned back from the land of the enemy. — read the full passage →

Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness <FI>is<Fi> to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life, — read the full passage →

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused <FI>him<Fi> to bend over it.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

And we build the wall, and all the wall is joined--unto its half, and the people have a heart to work.

for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

thou dost certainly give to him, and thy heart is not sad in thy giving to him, for because of this thing doth Jehovah thy God bless thee in all thy works, and in every putting forth of thy hand;

A just beam and balances <FI>are<Fi> Jehovah's, His work <FI>are<Fi> all the stones of the bag.

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed <FI>is<Fi> the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, — read the full passage →

thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which <FI>is<Fi> with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself. — read the full passage →

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath--round about?

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet; — read the full passage →

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This <FI>is<Fi> the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.

`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents; — read the full passage →

From the fruit of the mouth <FI>is<Fi> one satisfied <FI>with<Fi> good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not <FI>some<Fi> to stumble.

so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places--all, — read the full passage →

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah <FI> am<Fi> your God.'

Jesus saith to them, `My food is, that I may do the will of Him who sent me, and may finish His work;

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

Lo, that which I have seen: <FI>It is<Fi> good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it <FI> is<Fi> his portion. — read the full passage →

but exhort ye one another every day, while the To-day is called, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of the sin, — read the full passage →

And I see--I--I do set my heart, I have seen--I have received instruction, — read the full passage →

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour,

`Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

but I chastise my body, and bring <FI>it<Fi> into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others--I myself may become disapproved.

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up; — read the full passage →

I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.