Not Working

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

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

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.

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

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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 →

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

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

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. — read the full passage →

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;

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

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.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

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

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

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

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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.

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

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:

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

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

Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 →

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 →

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

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

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house. — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding. — read the full passage →

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

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

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

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?

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

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 →

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

Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false; — read the full passage →

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

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

whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ; — read the full passage →

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

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. — read the full passage →

And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: — read the full passage →

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; — read the full passage →

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

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

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. — read the full passage →

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: — read the full passage →