31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.
For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
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Related Topics
- Active Lifestyles
- Avoiding Poverty
- Business Ethics
- Busyness
- Capitalism
- Complacency
- Diligence And Laziness Contrasted
- Diligence, Results Of
- Diligence, Rewards Of
- Doing Your Best
- Employees
- Forced Labour
- Hard Tasks
- Idleness
- Idleness Leads To
- Idleness, Consequences Of
