Working Hard

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

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

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 →

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

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — read the full passage →

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

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; — 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.’”

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

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

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

If then you 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 →

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

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

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

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.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false. — read the full passage →

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

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. — read the full passage →

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

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction. — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

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

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

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

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.

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

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.

“‘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.’”

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 →

Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

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.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

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 →

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 →

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 →

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

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

but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.

Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

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.

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who 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 →

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

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,

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

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

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting; — read the full passage →

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

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

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.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

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?

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. — read the full passage →

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

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.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”