18 Bible Verses about overworking

Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.

One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.

He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.

Do not be excessively righteous [like those given to self-conceit], and do not be overly wise (pretentious)—why should you bring yourself to ruin?

He who profits unlawfully brings suffering to his own house,
But he who hates bribes [and does not receive nor pay them] will live.

Indeed, we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined and inappropriate life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies [meddling in other people’s business].

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God” [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.

But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow [seed in] your field nor prune your vineyard.

Those who were leading the way were sternly telling him to keep quiet; but he screamed all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul?

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

Owe nothing to anyone except to love and seek the best for one another; for he who [unselfishly] loves his neighbor has fulfilled the [essence of the] law [relating to one’s fellowman].

But Paul shouted, saying, “Do not hurt yourself, we are all here!”

Conduct yourself with wisdom in your interactions with outsiders (non-believers), make the most of each opportunity [treating it as something precious].