14 Bible Verses about Busyness

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;

But, Martha, was distracted about much ministering, and, coming near, said - Lord! carest thou not that, my sister, hath left me to be ministering, alone? Speak to her, then, that she help me.

In the morning, sow thy seed, and, until evening, do not withhold thy hand, - for thou knowest not - whether shall thrive, either this or that, or whether, both alike, shall be fruitful.

And so it was, as thy servant was busy here and there, that, he, was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him - Such, is thy judgment, thou thyself, hast decided it.

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, - and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.

And, that which in among the thorns fell, these, are they who have heard; and, by anxieties and wealth and pleasures of life being borne along, are choked up, and bear not to perfection.

And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands, - even as, unto you, we gave charge -

We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!

And he said unto them - Why was it that ye were seeking me? Perceived ye not, that, in the courts of my Father, I must needs be?

So Yahweh God took the man, - and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and to keeps it.

Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do, all things to the glory of God.

Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:

Let be! and know that, I, am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.