Scriptures about work, responsibility, and serving God in everyday tasks.
20 Scriptures · Father’s Blessing Bible
Colossians 3:23–24
23 And whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly, as for the Lord and not for people, 24 knowing that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward, because you serve the Lord Christ.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither work nor thought nor knowledge nor wisdom.
2 Thessalonians 3:10–12
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is unwilling to work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that some among you are living disorderly lives, not working at all, but meddling in other people's affairs. 12 Such people we command and exhort in our Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread.
Genesis 2:15
And the Lord God took the man [whom He had formed] and settled him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
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. [Or go to the bee and learn how industrious it is and what honorable work it produces; kings and common people alike use its labors for health; it is loved and renowned by all; though weak in strength, it is honored for its wisdom.]
Proverbs 12:11
Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of bread, but those who pursue idleness are lacking in sense. [Those who take pleasure in spending time drinking wine will leave disgrace in their household.]
Ephesians 4:28
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather work, doing something useful with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Psalm 90:17
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before ordinary people.
Proverbs 10:4
A lazy hand makes a person poor, but the hand of the diligent enriches them.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the lazy person desires but has nothing, while the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
And when anyone eats and drinks and enjoys the good in all their labor, this is the gift of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you; 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
Exodus 20:8–10
8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your animals, nor the foreigner residing in your towns.
Proverbs 12:24
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Ecclesiastes 5:18–19
18 This is what I have observed to be good and fitting: to eat and drink and find satisfaction in all the toil under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift from God.
Proverbs 21:25
The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Psalm 128:2
You will eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you will be happy, and it will be well with you!
