31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
A lazy man does not roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
He also who is slack in his work
Is brother to him who destroys.
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
“Cursed be the one who does the Lord’s work negligently,
And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.
The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.
Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
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Related Topics
- Active Lifestyles
- Avoiding Poverty
- Business Ethics
- Busyness
- Capitalism
- Complacency
- Diligence And Laziness Contrasted
- Diligence, Results Of
- Diligence, Rewards Of
- Doing Your Best
- Employees
- Forced Labour
- Hard Tasks
- Idleness
- Idleness Leads To
- Idleness, Consequences Of
