Men Working

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

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 →

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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

Let all that ye do be done in love.

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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

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

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

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.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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.

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

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

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

There is nothing better for a manthanthat 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 afore prepared that we should walk in them.

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:

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

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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.

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

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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 thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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.

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?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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

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

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.

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:

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.

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?

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.

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

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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:

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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

I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.