29 Bible Verses about Industry

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. read more.
She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here."

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.

The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia; and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

You know that I have served your father with all my strength,

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.

therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, "Because," she said, "I drew him out of the water."

And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." And she said to her, "Go, my daughter." So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech.

The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, "She is the young Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.' So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest."

So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, "She is the young Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.' So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest."

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.