20 Bible Verses about Work Ethic

This saying is true, and in respect to these things, I will that you affirm strongly, in order that those who have believed in God may be careful to practice good works: these are the things that are honorable and profitable for men.

that you may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

God is spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Now to him that works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt:

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.

A man that is a sectary, reject, after the first and second admonition,

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him;

but he has in his own times manifested his word by preaching, which was committed to me ac cording to the commandment of God our Savior;

but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.

to revile no one, not to be contentious, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.

But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit.

And no one of the rest durst join himself to them; but the people magnified them.

And when they heard this, they were enraged; and they determined to put them to death.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said: The Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.

which he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;

And many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; (and they were all with one con sent in Solomon's porch.