36 Bible Verses about hardwork

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

The sleep of the laborer is pleasant -- whether he eats little or much -- but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.

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

But as for you, be strong and don't get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

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 will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.

For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

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.'"

There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.

To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: 'Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them."

She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms.

Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless -- like chasing the wind.

Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

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