Men Working

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.”

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 →

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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

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

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

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

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 →

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, 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 you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you, — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

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

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

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;

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 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 →

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.’”

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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.

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

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

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

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

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

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 →

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.

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?

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

“‘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.’”

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your 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;

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

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

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

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

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

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

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