40 Bible Verses about Work Ethic
Most Relevant Verses
Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise. Why should thou destroy thyself?
If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,
Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.
so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and prolongs his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, who fear before him.
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
And having seen the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
But as for me, I will look to LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others
but if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it, and perhaps ye may be found to be fighting against God.
Have thou given the horse [his] might? Have thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Behold thou him who hates lawlessness, and who destroys evil men, who is forever righteousness,
But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.
casting down imaginations, and every high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive into the obedience of the Christ,
A day for building thy walls! In that day the decree shall be far removed.
Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].
For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
And when they heard this, they were as being split with a saw, and wanted to annihilate them.
A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding. Far be it from me to sin before LORD, and pervert righteousness before the Almighty.
which he poured out upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Yea, certainly God will not do wrong. Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them go, because if the project or this work is from men, it will be overthrown,
And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders happened among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.
