36 Bible Verses about hardwork

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.

Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Sweet is the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.

Lo, that which I have seen: It is good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it is his portion.

and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'

Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men,

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy art thou, and good is to thee.

for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.

And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.

And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth us to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' 'Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours -- and their works do follow them!'

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.

See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it is thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,