18 Bible Verses about Employees

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,read more.
and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.' And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?' So the last will be first, and the first last."

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.

Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

"Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,'

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us.

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.

"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,

Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.