Bible Verses About Work

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart: verses about diligent and meaningful work.

  1. 23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men, 24because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
  2. Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be achieved.
  3. Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  4. There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
  5. For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
  6. The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
  7. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  8. Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  9. May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
  10. Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
  11. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
  12. and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.