'Work' in the Bible

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

"They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.

On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.

“Is it not calamity to the unjustAnd disaster to those who work iniquity?

That he may withdraw man from his work, and hide pride from man.

Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

“All men have seen God’s work;Man looks at it from a distance.

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect,

Can you depend on it because its strength is great?Would you leave it to do your hard work?

She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:

The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.

Do not drag me away with the wickedAnd with those who work iniquity,Who speak peace with their neighbors,While evil is in their hearts.

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Because they do not considerwhat the Lord has doneor the work of His hands,He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

For the word of the Lord is right,and all His work is trustworthy.

{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

{To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.} We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

All glory is the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work is her clothing.

She will be led to the King in embroidered work;The virgins, her companions who follow her,Will be brought to You.

Have workers of wickedness no knowledge or no understanding?They eat up My people as though they ate breadAnd have not called upon God.

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing,And save me from bloodthirsty men.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

They will be made to stumble;their own tongues work against them.All who see them will shake their heads.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

Come, and see God's deeds -- awesome work on behalf of the children of men.

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;

No one can compare with you among the gods, Lord; No one can accomplish your work.

For You are great and do wondrous works!You alone are God.

Do You work wonders for the dead?Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?Selah

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

He waters the mountains from his heavenly rooms; the earth is satisfied from the fruit of your work.

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters,

Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

This is the Lord's work. We consider it amazing!

It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

In vain you get up early and stay up late,working hard to have enough food—yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

You will eat from the work of your hands; you will be happy, and it will go well for you.

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.Lord, Your love is eternal;do not abandon the work of Your hands.

I praise you, because you are fearful and wondrous! Your work is wonderful, and I am fully aware of it.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding.

so that strangers don't enrich themselves at your expense, and your work won't end up the possession of foreigners.

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

"Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.

Then I was beside Him, as a master craftsman;And I was daily His delight;Rejoicing before Him always,

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

A man will be satisfied with goodby the words of his mouth,and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

There is profit in all hard work,but endless talk leads only to poverty.

The righteous house is itself a great treasure, but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Entrust your work to the LORD, and your planning will succeed.

A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

A laborer's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

A slacker’s craving will kill himbecause his hands refuse to work.

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.