31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,
The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.
By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;
The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.
By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.
By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
The way of the sluggard, is like a thorn hedge, but, the path of the upright, is a raised road.
Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.
By all labour, there will be abundance, but, the talk of the lips, tendeth only to want.
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?
Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;
For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
For, even when we were with you, this, were we giving in charge unto you, - that, if any will not work, neither let him eat!
We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!
As also, in all letters, speaking in them concerning these things, - in which letters are some things, hard to be understood, which, the uninstructed and unstable, wrest, - as also the other scriptures, - unto their own destruction.
Accursed be he that doeth the business of Yahweh carelessly; And, accursed be he that withholdeth his sword, from blood!
The toil of dullards, shall weary a man, that he knoweth not how to go into the city.
The service must be made heavy on the men that they may labour on it, - and let them not pay regard to words of falsehood.
But, the eyes of Leah were weak, - whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
Wherefore, beloved, these things, expecting - give diligence, unspotted and unblemished, by him, to be found, in peace;
He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do, - for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art 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
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