Bible Verses About Work (33 Verses)
This collection has 33 Bible verses about work: 17 from the Old Testament and 16 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (10 verses), across 17 books of Scripture.
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33 Bible Verses About Work
"And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,"
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed."
"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."
"The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor."
"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute."
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going."
"Whatsoever 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."
"For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, don’t let him eat.”"
"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
"The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty."
"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."
"He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth."
"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."
"Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men."
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men."
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands."
"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."
"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work."
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
"You shall labor six days, and do all your work,"
"Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:"
"Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him."
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
"I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God."
"I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God."
"Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it."
"And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it."
"Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
"One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction."
"He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."
"In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty."
"In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury."
"Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need."
"Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth."
"Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow."
"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase."
"For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”"
"For with God nothing shall be impossible."
"Let all that you do be done in love."
"Let all your things be done with charity."
"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
"Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”"
"Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed."
"But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever."
"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
"He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding."
"He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding."
"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied."
"The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat."
"Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth."
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
"For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them."
"For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor."
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour."
"and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed 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;"
"The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops."
"The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits."
"Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God."
"Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions About Work
This collection has 33 Bible verses about work: 17 from the Old Testament and 16 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (10 verses), across 17 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about work? Read 33 carefully selected Bible verses about work, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Colossians 3:23: "And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men," Proverbs 16:3: "Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed." Proverbs 12:24: "The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor." Full collection: 33 verses on this page (52% Old Testament, 48% New Testament).
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