28 Bible Verses about Work, And Rest

For six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all which is in them, and he will rest in the seventh day: for this Jehovah praised the seventh day and consecrated it.

AND the heavens and the earth shall be completed and all their army. And God will complete in the seventh day his work which he made, and he will rest in the seventh day from all his work which he made. And God will praise the seventh day, and will consecrate it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God formed to make.

He made the moon for the appointments: the sun knew his going down. Thou didst set darkness and it will be night: in it all the beasts of the forest shall creep. The young lions roaring for prey, and to seek from God their food.read more.
The sun shall rise, they will be gathered together, and in their dens they will lie down. Man will go forth to his work, and to his labor even to evening.

And the seventh day the Sabbath to Jehovah thy God: thou shall do no service, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy servant, and thy maid, and thy cattle, and thy stranger which is in thy gates.

And the seventh day, the Sabbath to Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant, and thy maid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy stranger who is in thy gates; so that thy servant and thy maid shall rest like thyself.

Six days shall work be done; the seventh day a Sabbath of rest, a holy calling: ye shall not do any work: it is a Sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

And in the first day a calling of holiness, and in the seventh day a calling of holiness shall be to you; every service shall not be done in them only what shall be eaten by every soul; this only shall be done by you.

And it was to you for a law forever: in the seventh month, in the tenth of the month ye shall humble your souls, and all work ye shall not do, the native and the stranger sojourning in the midst of you.

And in the fifteenth day of that month the festival of unleavened to Jehovah: seven days shall ye eat unleavened. In the first day a holy calling shall be to you: any work of labor ye shall not do. And offer ye a sacrifice to Jehovah seven days: in the seventh day a holy calling; any work of labor ye shall not do.

In the fifteenth day to this month, a festival: seven days shall unleavened be eaten. In the first day a holy calling; an work of service ye shall not do.

And any work ye shall not do in that self-same day, for it is a day of expiation, to expiate for you before Jehovah your God. For every soul which shall not be humbled in, that same day, and it was cut off from its people. And any soul which shall do any work in that same day, I destroyed that soul from the midst of its people.read more.
Any work ye shall not do: a law forever to your generations in all your dwellings.

And in the tenth to this seventh month a holy calling shall be to you: ye afflicted your souls: all work ye shall not do.

In the first day a holy calling: any work of labor ye shall not do. Seven days shall ye bring a sacrifice to Jehovah; in the eighth day a holy calling shall be to you, and bring ye a sacrifice to Jehovah: it is a restraining: any work of labor ye shall not do.

And in the fifteenth day to the seventh month, a holy calling shall be to you: all work of service ye shall not do, and keep ye a festival to Jehovah seven days.

And the sent are gathered to Jesus, and announced to him all things, whatever they did, and whatever they taught. And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little: for many were coming and returning, and neither had they leisure to eat. And they departed to a desert place by ship apart.

And Jacob's spring was there. Then Jesus, wearied with the journey, sat thus by the spring: it was about the sixth hour.

How long, O slothful one, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou rise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came as he going, and thy want as a man of the shield.

A slothful hand makes poverty, and the hand of the active will make rich. He gathering in summer, is a prudent son: he lying in deep sleep in harvest, a son causing shame.

In all labor will be profit: and the word of the lips only to want

Thou shalt not love sleep lest thou shalt be dispossessed: open wide thine eyes, being filled with bread.

I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart; And behold, it came up all of it with thorns; brambles covered its face, and the wall of its stones was overthrown. And I shall see and set my heart: I looked, I took instruction.read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield.

And it will be on the morrow, and Moses will sit to judge the people: and they will stand by Moses from the morning to the evening. And Moses' father-in-law will see all which he did for the people, and he will say, What this thou doest to the people? Wherefore wilt thou sit alone by thyself, and all the people stand by thee from morning to evening? And Moses will say to his father-in-law, Because the people will come to me to seek God.read more.
For when the word will be to them, they came to me, and I judged between a man and between his friend, and I made known the laws Of God and his precepts. And Moses' father-in-law will say to him, The word is not good which thou doest. Fading, thou wilt fade away, also thou, also this people that is with thee: for this word is heavy for thee; thou wilt not be able to do it thyself alone. Now hear to my voice, I will advise thee, and God will be with thee: be thou for the people towards God, and bring thou their words to God; And teach them the laws and the precepts and make known to them the way they shall go in it, and the work which they shall do. And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten. And they judged the people in all time: and it will be every great word they will bring to thee, and every small word they shall judge: and it will be light for thee, and they shall lift up with thee. If thou shalt do this word, and God commanded thee, and thou shalt be. able to stand, and all this people shall go to their place in peace. And Moses will hear to the voice of Jethro, and will do all that he said.

In vain for you rising early to arise from after sitting; eating the bread of toils: so will he give to his beloved sleep.

And it was in their going forth, and he came to a certain town : and a certain woman by the name of Martha received him in her house. And also a sister was to her, called Mary; and she having sat at Jesus' feet, heard his word. And Martha was perplexed about much service, and having stood before, said, Lord, carest thou not that my sister left me to serve alone ? speak therefore to her that she may lay hold and assist with me.read more.
And Jesus having answered, said to her, Martha,.Martha, thou bast care, and art confused about many things And of one thing there is need : and Mary has chosen the 'good part which shall not betaken away from her.

Whether therefore ye eat, whether ye drink, or what ye do, do ye all things to the glory of God.

And all whatever you do in word and in work, all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Write, Happy the dead who dying in the Lord from henceforth: Yes, says the Spirit, that they might cease from their fatigues; and their works follow with them.

And there shall be no more curse: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in her; and his servants shall serve him: