Work Ethic

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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

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

And the Lord 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 labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. — read the full passage →

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

And let the beauty 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.

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

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

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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 sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. — read the full passage →

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; — read the full passage →

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: — read the full passage →

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

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

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. — read the full passage →

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;