'Works' in the Bible

And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, wish to have the people go off from their works? Away, to your burdens!

Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?

Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.

And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders whose days were prolonged after Joshua, and who had known all the works of Jehovah, which he had done for Israel.

So Mano'ah took the kid with the cereal offering, and offered it upon the rock to the LORD, to him who works wonders.

He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was full of wisdom and understanding and knowledge, to do all kinds of works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and made all his work.

Now there dwelt a certain old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words that he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; Meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Remember his wondrous works which he hath done; His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:

Declare his glory among the nations, His wondrous works among all peoples.

All this said David, in writing, by Jehovah's hand upon me, instructing as to all the works of the pattern.

And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

And he, Hezekiah, stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my fury shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

My God, remember Tobijah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets who would have put me in fear.

And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.

Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?

Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

{To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.} I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent man.

That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doings toward the children of men.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:

But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.

{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' A Psalm of Asaph: a Song.} Unto thee we give thanks, O God, we give thanks; and thy name is near: thy marvellous works declare it.

Will I remember, the works of Jah; for I will remember thy wonders of old,

We will not hide them from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.

And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but observe his commandments;

And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.

For all this, they sinned still, and believed not in his marvellous works;

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work; I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:

Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all the peoples.

Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul!

He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:

Our fathers in Egypt considered not thy wondrous works; they remembered not the multitude of thy loving-kindnesses; but they rebelled at the sea, at the Red Sea.

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.

But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works;

And they were defiled with their works, and went a-whoring in their doings.

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song.

These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

Great are the works of Jehovah; sought out of all that delight in them.

He hath shewn his people the power of his works, to give them the heritage of the nations.

The works of his hands are truth and judgment; all his precepts are faithful:

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.

Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.

I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee.

Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works.

Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do them; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

For all this I laid to my heart and indeed to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.

Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art.

Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

Woe unto them that hide deep, far from Jehovah, their counsel! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Behold, they are all vanity, their works are nought, their molten images are wind and emptiness.

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

And I, their works and their thoughts are before me. ... The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

and I will pronounce my judgments against them for all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spoke unto you, rising up early and speaking, and ye heard not, and I called you, and ye answered not;

Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that Jehovah will deal with us according to all his marvellous works, that he may go up from us.

provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are come to sojourn, that ye should be cut off, and that ye should be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

For because thou hast confided in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken, and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

In all your dwelling-places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your sun-images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

And Jehovah hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he hath done; and we have not hearkened unto his voice.

Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil that he had said he would do unto them, and he did it not.

For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and ye walk in their counsels: that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing; and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.