25 Bible Verses About Hard Work (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Hard Work (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Hard Work
Colossians 3:23
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
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Proverbs 13:4
4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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Proverbs 14:23
23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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Philippians 4:13
13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 11 We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
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Proverbs 16:3
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
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Philippians 2:14-15
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe
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Proverbs 12:24
24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
11 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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.
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Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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1 Timothy 5:8
8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Galatians 6:9
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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Colossians 3:24
24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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2 Timothy 2:6
6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.
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Proverbs 12:11
11 He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
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Titus 2:7-8
7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
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Genesis 2:15
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
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Proverbs 6:6-8
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
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Ephesians 6:7
7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,
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Acts 20:35
35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
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Psalm 128:2
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
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Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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