Work Ethic

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 they received of us. — read the full passage →

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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 →

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

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him 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 winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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 when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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 concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another; — read the full passage →

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

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

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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:

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

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:

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

So then, my beloved, even 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 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?

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

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.

But thou shalt remember Jehovah 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 at this day.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, 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 oracle which 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 in him that strengtheneth me.

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

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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 →

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

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

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.

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

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

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

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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:

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.

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

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

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

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

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

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 →

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

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

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. — read the full passage →

But now, O Jehovah, 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 one 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 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.

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

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.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come 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);

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