29 Bible Verses about Industry

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. read more.
She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land. She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also , and he praiseth her,'saying : Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also , and he praiseth her,'saying :

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep. For she kept them.

And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.

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

but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.