40 Bible Verses about Work Ethic
Most Relevant Verses
Thou shalt not be greatly just; and thou shalt not be exceedingly wise: wherefore wilt thou be made desolate?
If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him;
Faithful the word, and I wish for thee to be assured of these things, that they having believed God might turn their thoughts to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering.
And to him working, the reward is not reckoned according to favor, but according to debt.
Whoever sinned, doing evil a hundred, and it being prolonged to him, for also I know that it will be to those fearing God, who shall be afraid from his face.
And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly:
And Moses will command, and they will make a voice pass through in the camp, saying, A man and woman shall do no more work for the offering of the holy place. And the people will withhold from bringing.
He stretched out the north upon emptiness, he hung up the earth upon nothing.
They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain; and he having sat down, his disciples came to him.
And manifested his word in his own times, in the proclamation, which I was entrusted with according to the command of the Saviour our God;)
I will look about for Jehovah, I will wait for God my deliverer; my God will hear me.
And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God.
To slander none, to be without fighting, equitable, showing all meekness to all men.
Wilt thou give strength to the horse? wilt thou clothe his neck with thunder?
All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.
Also shall he hating judgment, rule? and if thou wilt condemn the just mighty one?
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Taking down reckonings, and every elevation lifted up against the knowledge of God, and taking captive every thought to the obedience of Christ;
And having said this, he inspired, and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:
The day for the building of thy walls, that day shall the law be removed far off.
Look upon the heavens and see; behold the clouds, they were high above thee.
For the work of man shall he recompense to him, and a man shall find himself according to his way.
And having heard, they gnashed the teeth with rage, and consulted to kill them.
A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
For this, ye men of heart, hear to me: far be it to God from doing evil; and the Almighty from iniquity.
Also surely God will not do evil, and the Almighty will not pervert judgment
And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed:
And by the bands of the sent were many signs and wonders among the people; (and all were unanimously in Solomon's porch.
He bound up the waters in his clouds, and the cloud was not rent under them.
By his power he caused the sea to tremble; by his understanding he smote through pride.
