17 Bible Verses about Physical Labour
Most Relevant Verses
The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden in order to have him work it and guard it.
You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."
Six days you may work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work. It's a Sabbath to the LORD wherever you live.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.
In hard work there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty.
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,
We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?
I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.
Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.
Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. "So for whom do I work," he asks, "and deprive myself of pleasure?" This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.
This is also a painful tragedy: However a person comes, he also departs; so what does he gain as he labors after the wind?
Why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in rich food.
Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing?
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him."
Bible Theasaurus
- Labour (121 instances)
- Physical (67 instances)