25 Bible Verses About Employees (NIV)

²³ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,

¹ Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

⁴ Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

⁵ "So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

¹³ "'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. "'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.

⁹ And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

⁵ Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. ⁶ Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. ⁷ Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, ⁸ because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. ⁹ And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

¹⁸ For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages."

³ Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

¹⁵ The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

¹ The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

¹⁰ Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

¹ The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.

²³ All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

⁴ Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation.

¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

²³ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, ²⁴ since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

¹⁷ May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us- yes, establish the work of our hands.

²² Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."

¹⁶ He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty.

²⁸ He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.

¹³ "Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.

¹⁴ Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns.

¹¹ He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.