19 Bible Verses about Business

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Psalm 107:23-24

Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.

Isaiah 48:17

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you in the way you should go.

Luke 2:49

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

Luke 19:13

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

John 2:16

and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.”

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Business » Cares » Engagements

Matthew 22:4-5

"Again he sent out other slaves saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast."' "But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,

Luke 14:16-20

But He said to him, "A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many; and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for everything is ready now.' "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.' read more.
"Another one said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.' "Another one said, 'I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.'

Business » Cares » Presumption

Luke 12:16-18

And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive. "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?' "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

Business » Fidelity in » The workmen under hilkiah

2 Chronicles 34:11-12

They in turn gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments.

Business » Fidelity in » Required of stewards

Business » Cares » Disappointment

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

Business » Cares » Sleeplessness

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

Business » Cares » Neglect of duty

1 Kings 20:39-40

As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' "While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

Business » Fidelity in » Nehemiah's treasurers

Nehemiah 13:13

In charge of the storehouses I appointed Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and in addition to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered reliable, and it was their task to distribute to their kinsmen.

Business » Fidelity in » The workmen under jehoiada

2 Kings 12:15

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.

Business » Fidelity in » Of joseph

Genesis 39:6

So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s charge; and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except the food which he ate.Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

Business » Fidelity in » of moses

Business » Fidelity in » Of daniel

Daniel 6:4

Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Business » Cares » A restless life

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Diligence » Business

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

More verses: 2 Peter 3:14

Virtues » Business » Diligence

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

More verses: 2 Peter 3:14

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Genesis 39:11

Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside.

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