20 Bible Verses about Work Ethic
Most Relevant Verses
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, to the end that they who have believed in God, be careful to excel in good works: these things are good and profitable to men.
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and long suffering inherited the promises.
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and void of judgment as to every good work.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he was set down his disciples came to him.
And he hath in due time manifested his word, thro' the preaching wherewith I am intrusted, according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, and take heed lest ye be found even fighting against God.
To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.
To the clean all things are clean; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; but both their understanding and conscience are defiled.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Destroying reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
And having said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
And none of the rest durst join themselves to them; but the people magnified them,
When they heard this, they gnashed their teeth, and took counsel to slay them.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, hath said, The Cretans are always liars, evil wild-beasts, lazy gluttons.
And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought.
And many signs and wonders were wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles: (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico:
