17 Bible Verses about Employees

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

For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden. And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;read more.
And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing? They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden. And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first. And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny. Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny. And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house, Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat. But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny? Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you. Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good? So the last will be first, and the first last.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.

Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

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

For six days do your work, and on the seventh day keep the Sabbath; so that your ox and your ass may have rest, together with the son of your servant and the man from a strange land living among you.

On six days do all your work:

But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.