31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
Most Relevant Verses
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
The plans of the diligent only [lead] to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.
In all toil, there is profit, but the {talk} of lips [leads] only to poverty.
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?
Concerning this {we have much to say and it is difficult to explain}, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.
For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.
For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.
as [he does] also in all his letters, speaking in them about these [things], in which there are some [things] hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, as [they] also [do] the rest of the scriptures.
[The one who] does the work of Yahweh [with] slackness [is] cursed, and [the one who] keeps away blood from his sword [is] cursed.
The fool is so worn out by a hard day's work {he cannot even find his way home at night}.
Let the work be heavier on the men so that they will do it and not pay attention to words of deception."
Now the eyes of Leah [were] dull, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
Therefore, dear friends, [because you] are waiting for these [things], make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.
He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.
Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
Bible Theasaurus
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
Never miss a post