Bible Verses About Work
Verses about work as calling and worship, doing all things heartily for the Lord.
Work is not a curse — it is a calling. God worked before the fall, and He placed Adam in the garden to tend and keep it. These Bible verses on work reclaim the sacred dignity of labor: whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord. The diligent hand will be rewarded. The faithful worker will stand before kings. Whether you flip burgers, write code, raise children, or run a company, your work is seen by God and can be offered to Him as worship. These scriptures will help you find meaning in the Monday grind.
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Proverbs 16:3
More Verses for Work
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
Proverbs 13:11
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
2 Thessalonians 3:10
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
Proverbs 14:23
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
Proverbs 22:29
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”
Proverbs 12:11
“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.”
Nehemiah 4:6
“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”
Proverbs 27:23
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.”
Proverbs 21:5
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
Proverbs 6:6
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
Proverbs 10:4
“The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”
Proverbs 12:27
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
Proverbs 13:4
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