85 Bible Verses about Occupations

Song of ascensions to Solomon. If Jehovah shall not build the house, they building it, in it labored in vain. If Jehovah shall not watch the city, he watching, watched in vain.

The stone the builders refused will be for the head of the corner.

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the writings, The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner? This was from the Lord, and it was wonderful in your eyes.

And have ye not read this writing; The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner:

And having looked upon them, he said, What then is this written, The stone which the builders disapproved of, this has been for the head of the corner?

This is the stone set at nought by you building, he having been for the head of the corner.

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise chief-architect, I have laid the foundation, and another builds upon. And let each see how he builds upon. For none is able to lay another foundation above that laid, which is Jesus the Christ. And if any one build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, stalks;read more.
The work of each shall be manifested: for the day shall manifest, for in fire it is revealed; and the work of each, what sort it is, the fire shall prove. If the work of any shall remain which he built upon, he shall receive a reward. If the work of any one shall be burned, he shall be caused damage: and he shall be saved; and so as by fire.

For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it.

Therefore honour to you believing: and to the unbelieving, the stone which the builders disapproved of has become the head of the corner,

And with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and an artificer, and variegator in cerulean purple, and in red purple, and in double scarlet, and in byssus

And he will make the robe of the ephod a woven work, all cerulean purple.

She sent forth her hands upon the spindle, and her hands take hold of the whirl.

And to those building the wall, and to the cutters of stone, and to buy woods and stones being cut to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all which went forth upon the house to strengthen.

And they shall give it into the hand of those appointed in the house of Jehovah: and they shall give it to those doing the work which is in the house of Jehovah to strengthen the breach of the house. To the artificers, and to the builders and the wall builders, and to buy woods and stones hewn to strengthen the house.

Is not this the son of the carpenter? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And those singing, Heman, Asaph and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to cause to hear; And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lyres upon Alemoth; And Mattithiah and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps upon the Sheminith to shine.read more.
And Chenaniah chief of the, in lifting up, admonished in the lifting up, for he discerning. Levites

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to cause to hear, and instruments of song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun at the gate.

Jehovah the Lord my strength, and he will set my feet as the hinds, and upon my heights he will cause me to tread. For the overseer upon my stringed instruments.

And days sufficient he remained in Joppa with a certain Simon, a currier.

He is received as guest with a certain Simon a currier, to whom is a house by the sea: he shall speak to thee what thou must do.

The sons of Shelah son of Judah, Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, fathers of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the working of the byssus to the house of Ashbea,

And Jehovah will say to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou and Shear-Jashub thy son, at the extremity of the channel of the highest pool of the highway, of the fuller's field;

And the king of Assur will send Tartan, Rab-Saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah, with weighty strength to Jeruslaem; and they will go up and come to Jerusalem: and they will go up and come and stand by the aqueduct of the highest pool in the highway of the field of the fuller.

And the king of Assur will send Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to king Hezekiah with a weighty army. And he will stand by the channel of the higher pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

The workman of iron with an axe also worked with coal, and he will cleave it with hammers, and will work with the arm of his strength: also he hungered and no strength: he drank not water and was wearied.

And an artificer will not be found in all the land of Israel: (for the rovers said, Lest the Hebrews shall make a sword or spear:) And all Israel went down to the rovers, to hammer each his plough-shares, and his coulter, and his axe, and his plough-shares. And there was a notching of mouths for the plough-shares, and for the coulters, and for the three-pronged, and for the axes, and for setting the goads.

Behold, I created the workman blowing the coals in the fire, and bringing forth a utensil for his work; and I created the destroyer to overthrow.

After him held fast Malchiah son of the goldsmith, even to the house of the Nethinims, and the merchants before the gate of the review, and even to the going up of the turning. And between the going up of the turning to the sheep gate, held fast the goldsmiths and the merchants.

And the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year will be six hundred sixty and six talents of gold, Besides from the men travelling about and from the traffic of the merchants, and all the kings of Arabia and all the prefects of the earth.

And the going forth of horses which was to Solomon from Egypt, and a collection of merchants of the king will take a collection at a price. And they will go up and bring forth from Egypt a chariot for six hundred of silver, and a horse for fifty and a hundred: and thus for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram, by their hand will they bring forth.

And it will be as the gates of Jerusalem were darkened before the Sabbath, and saying, and the doors shall be shut, and saying that they shall not open them till after the Sabbath: and from my young men I caused to stand at the gates; a burden shall not be brought in in the day of the Sabbath. And the merchants and those selling every selling will lodge from without to Jerusalem once and twice. And I shall testify against them, and say to them, Wherefore are ye lodging before the wall? if ye shall do it a second time I will stretch forth the hand against you From that time they came not upon the Sabbath.

Canaan in his hand, the balances of deceit: he loved to oppress.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a wholesale merchant, seeking beautiful pearls: Who, finding one pearl of great value, having departed, he sold all things which he had, and purchased it.

And after these Paul having departed from Athens, came to Corinth; And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, a Pontian by birth, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife; (for Claudius had ordered all Jews to be separated from Rome:) came to them. And because being of the same trade, he remained with them, and wrought: for they were by trade tentmakers.

And Naaman chief of the army of the king of Aram was a man before his lord, and he was rifted up in the face, for by him Jehovah gave salvation to Aram: and the man was mighty of strength; being leprous.

And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, a captain of a hundred came to him, and beseeching him, And saying, Lord, my servant has been laid up in the house a paralytic, being grievously tormented. And Jesus says to him, I, having come, will cure him.read more.
And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man under power, having soldiers under me: and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does. And Jesus having heard, admired, and said to those following; Verily I say to you, not in Israel have I found such faith. And I say to you, That many shall come from the sunrising and the descents, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens. But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the captain of a hundred, Retire; as thou hast believed, let it be to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And when he completed all his words in the ears of the people, he came to Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant being sick, was about to die; which was highly valued by him. And having heard of Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him, that having come, he would save his servant.read more.
And they approaching to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, That he is worthy to whom he will bestow this: For he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And now he being away not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not fit that thou shouldest come under my roof; Therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee: but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself, and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes: and to my servant, Do this, and he does. And Jesus having heard these, wondered at him, and having turned to the crowd following him, he said, I say to you, Neither have I found so much faith in Israel. And those sent, having turned back to the house, found the servant being sick, restored to health.

And they making war asked him, saying, And what shall do? And he said to them, Shake none violently, neither make slanderous accusation; and be content with your pay.

And a certain man was in Cesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian, Religious, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying God always. He saw in a vision manifestly about the ninth hour of the day a messenger of God having come in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.read more.
And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God. And now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, who is called Peter: He is received as guest with a certain Simon a currier, to whom is a house by the sea: he shall speak to thee what thou must do. And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him; And having related all to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Thou therefore suffer ill treatment, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. None making war is entangled with the affairs of life: that he may please him having enlisted him.

And to Joseph will be born in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath will bear to him, the daughter of Poti-Phera, priest of Ain: Manasseh and Ephraim.

And Melchise-dek, king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine: and he is priest of the most high God.

And Jethro, priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, will hear all which God did to Moses and to Israel his people, for Jehovah brought forth Israel out of Egypt:

Thou shalt speak to all the wise of heart, whom I filled with the spirit of wisdom, and they shall make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him, for him to be a priest to me.

And put upon Aaron the garments of the holy place, and anoint him and consecrate him; and he was priest to me.

And Micah will fill the hand of the Levite; and the youth will be to him for a priest, and he will be in the house of Micah. And Micah will say, Now I knew that Jehovah will be good to me, for there being to me the Levite for priest

And a man of God will come to Eli and say to him, Thus said Jehovah, Revealing myself, I was revealed to the house of thy father in their being in Egypt to the house of Pharaoh. And choosing him from all the tribes of Israel to me for priest, to bring up upon mine altar to burn incense, to lift up the ephod before me; and I gave to the house of thy father all the fires of the sons of Israel. Wherefore will ye trample upon my sacrifice and upon my gifts which I commanded to my habitation? and thou wilt honor thy sons above me to fatten yourselves from the chief of all the gifts of Israel my people.

And these the chiefs which were to him: Azariah, son of Zadok the priest; Elihoreph and Ahiah, sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, remembering. And Benaiah, son of Jehoida, over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar, priests:read more.
And Azariah son of Nathan, over the stations: and Zabud, son of Nathan the priest, the king's friend:

For the lips of the priest shall watch knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies.

And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no one; but retire, show thyself to the priest, and bring near the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And thou, set the Levites over the dwelling of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all which is to it: they shall lift up the dwelling and all its vessels, and they shall serve it, and they shall encamp round about the dwelling. And in the removing of the dwelling the Levites shall take it down, and in pitching the dwelling, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger coming near shall die.

And David will say to the chiefs of the Levites to cause their brethren to stand singing with every instrument of song, lyres and harps, and cymbals, causing to hear to lift up with the voice for joy.

And he will give before the ark of Jehovah from the Levites serving, and for keeping in remembrance, and to confess and to praise to Jehovah God of Israel.

And the priests dwelt, and the Levites, and from the people, and those singing, and those opening the gates, and the Nethinims, in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

And in that day they will appoint men over the cells to the treasures for the oblations for the first-fruits and for the tenths to collect into them to the fields of the cities the portions of the law to the priests and to the Levites: for the gladness of Judah over the priests and over the Levites standing. And they will watch the watches of their God, and the watches of the purification, and those singing, and the gate-keepers, according to the command of David, and of Solomon his son. For in the days of, David and Asaph from of old the head of those singing, and the song of praise and confessions to God.read more.
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah giving, portions, of the singers and the gate-keepers, the word of a day in its day: and consecrating to the Levites; and the Levites consecrating to the sons of Aaron.

And likewise also a Levite, having been in the place, having come and seen him, went on the opposite side.

And David will sit between the two gates: and he watching will go to the roof of the gate to the wall, and he lift up his eyes and see, and behold, a man running by himself. And the watcher will call and announce to the king. And the king will say, If alone, good news in his month. And he will go, going, and draw near. And he watching will see another man running, and the watcher will call at the gate and say, Behold, a man running alone. And the king will say, This also announces good tidings.read more.
And the watcher will say, I saw the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz, Zadok's son. And the king will say, A good man this, and he will come for good news.

The burden of Dumah. He called to me from Seir, Watch, what of the night? watch, what of the night? The watch said, I will mark out morning, and also night; if ye will seek, seek ye: turn back, come.

Look about, ye blind; they all knew not, they all dumb dogs, they shall not be able to bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Son of man, speak to the sons of thy people and say to them, A land, when I shall bring the sword upon her, and the people of the land took one man from their extremities, and they gave him to them for a watchman. And he saw the sword coming upon the land, and he struck upon the trumpet and warned the people; And he hearing, heard the voice of the trumpet, and he took not warning; and the sword will come and take him. away; his blood shall be upon his head.read more.
He heard the voice of the trumpet, and he took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. He taking warning delivered his soul. And if the watchman shall see the sword coming, and he struck not upon the trumpet, and the people were not warned; and the sword shall come and take a soul from them, he was taken away in his iniquity, and his blood I will seek from the watchman's hand.

Truly, truly, I say to you, He not coming in through the door into the court-yard of the sheep, but coming up from another place, he is a thief and robber. And he coming in through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the guard of the door opens; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

And Pharaoh will say to his brethren, What your work? and they will say to Pharaoh, Thy servants were feeding sheep, also we, also our fathers.

And Jacob will lift'up his feet and will go to the land of the sons of the east And he will see, and behold, a well in the field, and behold there three flocks of sheep lying by it; for from that well they will water the flocks and the great stone upon the mouth of the well. And they gather there all the flocks; and they rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep, and turned back the stone upon the mouth of the well to its place.read more.
And Jacob will say to them, My brethren, whence are ye? and they will say, We are from Haran. And he will say to them, knew ye Laban the son of Nahor? and they will say, We knew. And he will say to them, Is health to him? and they will say, Health: Behold, Rachel his daughter came with the sheep. And he will say, Behold, yet the day great, not the time of gathering the cattle; water ye the sheep, and go feed. And they will say, We shall not be able, till that all the flocks shall be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; and we water the sheep. He yet speaking to them, and Rachel came with the sheep were to her father; for she fed them. And it shall be when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, and Jacob will come near, and will roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and will water the sheep of Laban his mother's brother.

And Joseph will say to his brethren, and to his father's house, I will go up and announce to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brethren and my father's house which were in the land of Canaan, came to me. And the men are shepherds of sheep, for they were men of cattle; and they brought their sheep and their cattle, and all which is to them. And it will be when Pharaoh shall call to you and say, What your work?read more.
And saying, Thy servants were men of cattle from our childhood and till now; also we, also our fathers; that ye shall dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd of sheep is an abomination to the Egyptians.

And to the priest of Midian, seven daughters: and they will come and will draw and fill the watering troughs to water the sheep of their father. And the shepherds will come, and will expel them: and Moses will rise up and help them, and will water their sheep.

And David will rise early in the morning, and will cast the sheep upon a watcher, and he will lift up and go as Jesse commanded him; and he will come to the track, and the army going forth to the array and they shouted in the war.

And a man there from the servants of Saul in that day, withheld before Jehovah; and his name Doeg, the Edomite, a powerful one of the shepherds which were to Saul.

The words of Amos who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the shaking.

And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night. And, behold, a messenger of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them : and they fear a great fear. And the messenger said to them, Fear not : for, behold, I announce you good news, great joy, which shall be to all people.read more.
For this day a Saviour was born to you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this the sign to you; ye shall find the babe swathed, lying in a manger. And suddenly was there a multitude with the messenger of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest ones, and upon earth peace, benevolence in men. And it was when the messenger departed from them into heaven, and the men, the shepherds, said to one another, Let us pass through now to Bethlehem, and see this word done,which the Lord made known to us. And having hastened, they came and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And having seen, they made known concerning the word spoken to them about the child. And all having heard wondered at the things spoken to them by the shepherds.

And he coming in through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the guard of the door opens; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. And when he would put forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

And it was in that day the prophets shall be ashamed, each of his vision, in his prophesying; and they shall not put on a mantle of hair to speak lies: And saying, I am not a prophet; I a man working the land; for man sold me from my youth.

Shall he ploughing, plough all the day to sow? shall he open and level his earth? Did he not make level its face and disperse the fennel flower, and he will scatter the cummin, and he set the wheat in order, and designated the barley, and the spilt in his bound?

Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Shomeron: they planting, planted, and they made common

The husbandmen were ashamed; wail, ye vine-dressers, for the wheat and for the barley, for the harvest of the field perished.

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow. And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down. And others fell upon rocky places where it had not much earth, and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no depth of earth.read more.
And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and for the not having a root, it was dried up. And others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them. And others fell upon good earth and gave fruit, some truly a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty. He having ears to hear let him hear.

Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow: And it was in sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things of heaven came and ate it down. And other fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth; and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no deepness of earth:read more.
And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and because it had no root, it was dried up. And other fell in thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit. And other fell in good earth, and gave fruit coming up and increasing; and one brought thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

The sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some truly fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the fowls of heaven devoured it. And other fell upon a rock; and having brought forth, was dried up, for it had no moisture. And other fell in the midst of thorns; and the thorns grew together and choked it.read more.
And other fell upon good earth; and having brought forth, made fruit, a hundredfold. Saying these, he called out, He having ears to hear, let him hear.

Hear another parable: A certain man was master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and digged in it a winepress, and let it out to farmers, and went abroad:

And be began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence round, and digged a winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

And he began to say to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to farmers, and went abroad sufficient time.

The farmer toiling must first participate in the fruits.

Therefore be longsuffering, brethren, even to the arrival of the Lord. Behold, the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, being longsuffering for it, even till he should receive the early and late rain.

Which, when it was filled, having raised up upon the shore, and having set down, they gathered the good things into vessels, and the rotten things they cast without.

And the fishermen groaned, and all casting the hook into the river mourned, and they spreading nets upon the face of the water, languished.