Working Hard

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

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

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.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

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 husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

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.

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

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

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.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

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

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 →

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: — 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.

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

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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 God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: — read the full passage →

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. — read the full passage →

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: — read the full passage →

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

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

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

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

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

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

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

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

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

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.

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 →

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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.

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

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. — read the full passage →

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

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

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. — 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.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

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

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; — 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 →

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Let all your things be done with charity.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

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 my Father.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

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

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 labour; this is the gift of God.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.