36 Bible Verses about hardwork

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

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