9 Bible Verses about Industry
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never slack in earnestness, always on fire with the Spirit, always serving the Lord,
The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.
also keep up your ambition to live quietly, to practice attending to your own business and to work with your own hands, as we directed you,
You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"
For when I was with you, I gave you this direction, "If a person refuses to work, he must not be allowed to eat." But we are informed that some among you are living as shirkers, mere busybodies, instead of busy at work. Now on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ we charge and exhort such persons to do their own work with quiet and eat their own bread.
Whoever fails to provide for his own relatives, and especially for those of his immediate family, has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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never slack in earnestness, always on fire with the Spirit, always serving the Lord,
Industry » Commended
never slack in earnestness, always on fire with the Spirit, always serving the Lord,
Industry » Commanded
also keep up your ambition to live quietly, to practice attending to your own business and to work with your own hands, as we directed you,
The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.
Industry » Requisite to supply » Our own wants
You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
Industry » Characteristic of Godly women
Industry » Exemplified
We have worked hard with our own hands for a living. When abused by people, we bless them. When persecuted, we patiently bear it.
Industry » Requisite to supply » Wants of others
In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"
The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.
Industry » Instances of » Paul
I have never coveted any man's silver or gold or clothes. You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
I did not eat any man's bread without paying for it, but with toil and hard labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you.
Industry » The slothful devoid of
Industry » Exemplified » David
Industry » Leads to » Affection of relatives
Industry » Leads to » Increase of substance
Industry » Leads to » General commendation
Industry » Early rising necessary to
Industry » Illustrated
Industry » Exemplified » Jeroboam
Industry » Exemplified » Jewish elders
Industry » Exemplified » Rachel
Industry » Exemplified » jacob
Industry » Required of man in a state of innocence
Industry » To be suspended on the sabbath
Industry » Required of man after the fall
Industry » Exemplified » Jethro's daughters
Industry » Exemplified » Ruth
Industry » Instances of » Jeroboam
Industry » Exemplified » Dorcas
So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Paul » Characteristics of » Industry
You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
Rose » Ruth , the woman of constancy, characteristics of » Industry
Ruth » Industry
Virtues » Industry » Commended
never slack in earnestness, always on fire with the Spirit, always serving the Lord,
Virtues » Industry » Examples of
physical Work » Business life » Industry » Examples of
Topics on Industry
Industry, Examples Of
Acts 18:3and as they all had the same trade, they proceeded to work together.
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