44 Bible Verses about Success And Hard Work

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.

If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge,
then one must exert more strength;
however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

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But as for you, be strong; don’t be discouraged, for your work has a reward.”

Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.

There is nothing better for man than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,

Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts.

In the morning sow your seed,
and at evening do not let your hand rest,
because you don’t know which will succeed,
whether one or the other,
or if both of them will be equally good.

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

When there is a man whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.

Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it has prosperity, you will prosper.”

Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the treacherous never changes.

and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them.

You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.

For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words.

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

But I myself said: I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;
yet my vindication is with the Lord,
and my reward is with my God.

I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.”

“Master,” Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.”

You crown the year with Your goodness;
Your ways overflow with plenty.

He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.

When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do,

But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

“When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.

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