36 Bible Verses about hardwork

In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

And labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded.

Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit.

And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

Labor not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man may labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yes further; though a wise man thinketh to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

For which I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored in it, shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

I have shown you all things, that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: Verily, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun.

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;