29 Bible Verses about Industry

The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.

The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.

to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my needs and for those who were with me.

She selects wool and flax and works with willing hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from far away. She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and portions for her servants. read more.
She evaluates a field and buys it; she plants a vineyard with her earnings. She draws on her strength and reveals that her arms are strong. She sees that her profits are good, and her lamp never goes out at night. She extends her hands to the spinning staff, and her hands hold the spindle. Her hands reach out to the poor, and she extends her hands to the needy. She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all in her household are doubly clothed. She makes her own bed coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land. She makes and sells linen garments; she delivers belts to the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle. Her sons rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her: "Many women are capable, but you surpass them all!" Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised. Give her the reward of her labor, and let her works praise her at the city gates.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

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

In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my needs, and for those who were with me.

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and struggled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense. Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” he answered, “but right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send for him. We won’t sit down to eat until he gets here.”

Her sons rise up and call her blessed.
Her husband also praises her:

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

Give her the reward of her labor,
and let her works praise her at the city gates.

She rises while it is still night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her female servants.

Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Without leader, administrator, or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia. This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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

You know that I’ve worked hard for your father

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates.

So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

When the child grew older, 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.”

Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, "Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone who allows me to?" Naomi answered her, "Go ahead, my daughter." So Ruth left and entered the field to gather [grain] behind the harvesters. She happened to be in the portion of land belonging to Boaz, who was from Elimelech's family.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my needs and for those who were with me.

Ruth stayed close to Boaz’s female servants and gathered grain until the barley and the wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

The servant answered, "She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. She asked, 'Will you let me gather fallen grain among the bundles behind the harvesters?' She came and has remained from early morning until now, except that she rested a little in the shelter."

Ruth stayed close to Boaz’s female servants and gathered grain until the barley and the wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

The servant answered, "She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. She asked, 'Will you let me gather fallen grain among the bundles behind the harvesters?' She came and has remained from early morning until now, except that she rested a little in the shelter."

The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.

Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

She watches over the activities of her household
and is never idle.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

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

So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about 26 quarts of barley.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

She watches over the activities of her household
and is never idle.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

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

So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about 26 quarts of barley.