18 Bible Verses about Employees

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. After agreeing to pay the workers one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work. read more.
He told them, "You go into the vineyard, too, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So off they went. He went out again about noon and about three o'clock and did the same thing. About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?' They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.' "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his manager, "Call the workers and give them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.' Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius. "When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well. When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner, "These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!' "But he told one of them, "Friend, I'm not treating you unfairly. You did agree with me for a denarius, didn't you? Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you. I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?' "In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen."

Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they provide, because the worker deserves his pay. Don't move from house to house.

or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or a walking stick, because a worker deserves his food.

Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them

The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

You are to do your work for six days, but on the seventh day you are to refrain from work so that your ox and donkey may rest, and so the son of your maidservant and the alien may be refreshed.

Six days you are to labor and do all your work,

But if the servant, in fact, says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children, and I won't go out a free man,'

Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us.

A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Like cold snow during harvest time is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes his masters.

Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored.

"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched in order to please them, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust.