29 Bible Verses about Industry

Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool.

Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.

Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool.

Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you:

Let him that stole, steal no more; but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give unto him that needeth.

Ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be grievous unto any of you, and preached unto you the gospel of God.

Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

She occupieth wool and flax, and laboureth gladly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar. She riseth ere day and giveth meat to her household, and food to her maidens. read more.
She considereth land, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and courageth her arms. And if she perceiveth that her housewifery doth good, her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her fingers to the spindle, and her hand taketh hold of the rock. She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need She feareth not that the cold of winter shall hurt her house, for all her household folks are double clothed. She maketh herself fair ornaments; her clothing is white silk and purple. Her husband is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the land. She maketh cloth of silk and selleth it, and delivereth a girdle unto the merchant. Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall rejoice. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of grace. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness. Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her. Many daughters there be that gather riches together, but thou goest above them all. Favour is a deceitful thing, and beauty is vanity; but a woman that feareth God, 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 craft he abode with them and wrought: their craft was to make tents.

and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it.

I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

Let him that stole, steal no more; but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give unto him that needeth.

And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and wrought: their craft was to make tents.

I have desired no man's silver, gold, or vesture. Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man. And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.

Then said Samuel to Jesse, "Are here all thy children?" And he said, "The youngest is yet behind. Behold, he keepeth the sheep." Then Samuel said unto Jesse, "Send and fetch him for we will not sit down, till he be come hither."

Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her.

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

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

She riseth ere day and giveth meat to her household, and food to her maidens.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise. She hath no guide, no teacher, no leader: yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest.

And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.

And the Elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo: and they builded, and laid up the foundation, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and after the commandment of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. And the house was finished the third day of the month Adar, even in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.

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

And ye know how that I have served your father with all my might.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt do no manner work: neither thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, neither thy manservant nor thy maidservant, neither thy cattle neither yet the stranger that is within thy gates.

and the LORD God cast him out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth whence he was taken.

And when the child was grown, she brought it unto Pharaoh's daughter, and it was made her son, and she called it Moses, "Because," said she, "I took him out of the water."

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, "Let me go to the field and lease and gather ears, after whomsoever I find grace in his sight." And she said unto her, "Go, my daughter." And she went and came and gathered after the harvest men, and her chance was that part of the field pertained unto Boaz which was of the kindred of Elimelech.

And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.

Peter arose and came with them: And when he was come, they brought him into the chamber, and all the widows stood round about him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

Ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be grievous unto any of you, and preached unto you the gospel of God.

Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

And so she kept her by the maidens of Boaz, to gather unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest also: and dwelt with her mother-in-law.

And the young man that was set to oversee the harvest men answered and said, "It is the Moabitish damsel that came with Naomi out of the country of Moab, and she said, 'Let me, I pray thee, lease and gather after the harvest men, the ears that remain.' And so she came, and hath continued even from the morning unto now, and tarried not long in the house."

And so she kept her by the maidens of Boaz, to gather unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest also: and dwelt with her mother-in-law.

And the young man that was set to oversee the harvest men answered and said, "It is the Moabitish damsel that came with Naomi out of the country of Moab, and she said, 'Let me, I pray thee, lease and gather after the harvest men, the ears that remain.' And so she came, and hath continued even from the morning unto now, and tarried not long in the house."

Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool.

Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.

And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and wrought: their craft was to make tents.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.

And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.

Moreover, by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

And so she gathered until even and then threshed that she had gathered, and it was upon an ephah of barley.

And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and wrought: their craft was to make tents.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.

And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.

Moreover, by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

And so she gathered until even and then threshed that she had gathered, and it was upon an ephah of barley.