29 Bible Verses about Industry

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

She obtains wool and flax, and she is pleased to work with her hands. She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from afar. She also gets up while it is still night, and provides food for her household and a portion to her female servants. read more.
She considers a field and buys it; from her own income she plants a vineyard. She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms. She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night. Her hands take hold of the distaff, and her hands grasp the spindle. She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all of her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her: "Many daughters have done valiantly, but you surpass them all!" Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised. Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

and we did not eat anyone's food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom. I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Is that all of the young men?" Jesse replied, "There is still the youngest one, but he's taking care of the flock." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here."

Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her:

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

She also gets up while it is still night, and provides food for her household and a portion to her female servants.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise! It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.

Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.

You know that I've worked for your father as hard as I could,

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or the resident foreigner who is in your gates.

So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.

When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "Because I drew him from the water."

One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so." Naomi replied, "You may go, my daughter." So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

So Ruth worked beside Boaz's female servants, gathering grain until the end of the barley harvest as well as the wheat harvest. After that she stayed home with her mother-in-law.

The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, "She's the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab. She asked, 'May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?' Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now -- except for sitting in the resting hut a short time."

So Ruth worked beside Boaz's female servants, gathering grain until the end of the barley harvest as well as the wheat harvest. After that she stayed home with her mother-in-law.

The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, "She's the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab. She asked, 'May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?' Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now -- except for sitting in the resting hut a short time."

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley!

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley!