31 Bible Verses about Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
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The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
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.
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
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 toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.
Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
“Cursed be the one who does the Lord’s work negligently,
And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.
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.
For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.
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.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
A lazy man does not roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
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- Doing Your Best
- Employees
- Forced Labour
- Hard Tasks
- Idleness
- Idleness Leads To
- Idleness, Consequences Of
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