29 Bible Verses about Industry

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

And Jehovah God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.

As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

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

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

And Jehovah God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.

As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

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

and that you try earnestly to be quiet and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.

For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you.

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar. She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women. read more.
She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong. She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night. She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all. Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

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

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

I have shown you all things, that working in this way we ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.

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

I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel. Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.

And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all the young men here? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.

Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be taken away, but he who gathers by hand shall increase.

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

She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

Go to the ant, sluggard; consider her ways and be wise; who, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provides her food in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of war. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was doing work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

And the elders of the Jews built, and they were blessed through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it according to the command of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

While he still spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

And you know that with all my power I have served your father,

And Jehovah God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

But the seventh day is the Sabbath of Jehovah your God. You shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger within your gates.

therefore Jehovah God sent him out from the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he had been taken.

And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses. And she said, Because I took him out of the water.

And Ruth of Moab said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter. And she went. And she came and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come upon a part of the field of Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of war. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was doing work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you.

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

And she kept close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the girl from Moab who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. And she said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. And she came, and has kept on from the morning until now, but that she stayed a little in the house.

And she kept close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the girl from Moab who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. And she said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. And she came, and has kept on from the morning until now, but that she stayed a little in the house.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

And Jehovah God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.

As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

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

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

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

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of war. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was doing work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

I was there; in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night. And my sleep departed from my eyes.

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

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

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

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of war. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was doing work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

I was there; in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night. And my sleep departed from my eyes.

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