27 Bible Verses about Business Ethics

He becomes poor who has a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall you have: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a great and a small.

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not anything he had, except the food which he did eat. And Joseph was a handsome person, and well favored.

Moreover they required no accounting with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to the workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

Then the presidents and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, or weight, or quantity.

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Who having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.

And as for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me before your face forever.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Therefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord has performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.

Since therefore you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.

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

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without justice.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Each day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you unto the LORD, and it be sin unto you.