3 occurrences
'Labor' in the Bible
The hand of the diligent will rule,But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
In all labor there is profit,But mere talk leads only to poverty.
The desire of the lazy kills him,For his hands refuse to labor;
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Confinement (8 instances)
- Dig (28 instances)
- Drive (160 instances)
- Drudgery (3 instances)
- Grind (18 instances)
- Hammering (8 instances)
- Industry (7 instances)
- Labor (210 instances)
- Labour (121 instances)
- Project (14 instances)
- Push (29 instances)
- Task (59 instances)
- Toil (65 instances)
- Travail (49 instances)
- Undertaking (33 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐργάζομαι
Ergazomai
Ergazomai
work , wrought , do , minister about , forbear working , labour for , labour , commit , trade by , trade
Usage: 28
ילד
Yalad
Yalad
beget , bare , born , bring forth , bear , travail , midwife , child , delivered , borne , birth , labour , brought up ,
Usage: 497
עבד
`abad
`abad
Usage: 288
עבודה עבדה
`abodah
`abodah
Usage: 146
עמל
`amal
`amal
labour , hief , misery , travail , trouble , sorrow , grievance , grievousness , iniquity , miserable , pain , painful , perverseness , toil , wearisome , wickedness
Usage: 55
σπουδάζω
Spoudazo
Spoudazo
Usage: 11
συνεργός
sunergos
sunergos
fellowlabourer , helper , fellowhelper , fellowworkers , workfellow , labourer together with , companion in labour
Usage: 13