31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to want.
How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking of it, since ye are become dull in hearing.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.
For we hear that there are some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
Let them put heavier labour on the men, that they may be taken up with it, and not regard vain words.
And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless;
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
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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
