29 Bible Verses about Industry

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands. She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away. She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls. read more.
After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work. She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong. She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel. Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red. She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land. She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price. Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile. Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue. She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it. Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them. Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised. Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.

Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.

She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

And the responsible men of the Jews went on with their building, and did well, helped by the teaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. They went on building till it was complete, in keeping with the word of the God of Israel, and the orders given by Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes, king of Persia. And the building of this house was complete on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the rule of Darius the king.

While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.

And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on that day you are to do no work, you or your son or your daughter, your man-servant or your woman-servant, your cattle or the man from a strange country who is living among you:

So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.

And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Now let me go into the field and take up the heads of grain after him in whose eyes I may have grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came and took up the heads of grain in the field after the cutters; and by chance she went into that part of the field which was the property of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

So she kept near the servant-girls of Boaz to take up the grain till the cutting of the early grain and the cutting of the late grain were ended; and she went on living with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab; And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.

So she kept near the servant-girls of Boaz to take up the grain till the cutting of the early grain and the cutting of the late grain were ended; and she went on living with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab; And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.

So she went on getting together the heads of grain till evening; and after crushing out the seed it came to about an ephah of grain.

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.

So she went on getting together the heads of grain till evening; and after crushing out the seed it came to about an ephah of grain.