14 Bible Verses about Busyness

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:

And Martha was perplexed about much service, and having stood before, said, Lord, carest thou not that my sister left me to serve alone ? speak therefore to her that she may lay hold and assist with me.

In the morning sow thy seed, and at evening thou shalt not let thy hand rest: for thou shalt not know whether this shall be right, this or that, or if they two as one being good.

And it will be thy servant doing here and there, and he was not. And the king of Israel will say to him, Thus thy judgment; thou didst decide.

Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.

For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.

And that having fallen into thorns, and they are they having heard, and with cares and riches, and pleasures of life going forth, are choked, and bring not to maturity.

And that ye be ambitions to remain quiet, and attend to your own things, and work with your own hands, as we enjoined you;

For we hear some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but occupied unprofitably.

And he said to them, For what have ye sought me ? knew ye not that among the things of my Father I must be ?

And Jehovah God will take the man and will set him down in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.

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

Come to me, all ye wearied and loaded, and I will cause you to rest.

Desist, and know that I am God: I will be exalted in the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.