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Genesis 2:15 — Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
Genesis 3:16-19 — To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you."
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, `You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.
"Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field;
By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return."
2 Chronicles 31:21 — Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.
Psalms 128:1-4 — How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways.
When you shall eat of the (Lit {labor}) fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table.
Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the LORD.
Proverbs 6:6-9 — Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,
Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler,
Prepares her food in the summer {And} gathers her provision in the harvest.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
Proverbs 6:10-11 — "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest"--
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 10:5 — He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, {But} he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 10:26 — Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
Proverbs 12:24 — The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack {hand} will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27 — A lazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man {is} diligence.
Proverbs 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard craves and {gets} nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 14:23 — In all labor there is profit, But mere talk {leads} only to poverty.
Proverbs 15:19 — The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 18:9 — He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 20:4 — The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 20:13 — Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, {and} you will be satisfied with food.
Proverbs 24:30-34 — I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, {and} received instruction.
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
Then your poverty will come {as} a robber And your want like an armed man.
Proverbs 26:14-16 — {As} the door turns on its hinges, So {does} the sluggard on his bed.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Proverbs 31:10 — An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.
Proverbs 31:13-17 — She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight.
She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And portions to her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She girds herself with strength And makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:18-22 — She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.
She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle.
She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Proverbs 31:23-27 — Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells {them,} And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man {than} to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 — Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
Ezekiel 16:49 — ~"Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
Matthew 5:41 — ~"Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 16:26 — ~"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Acts 20:34-35 — ~"You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my {own} needs and to the men who were with me.
~"In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Ephesians 4:28 — He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have {something} to share with one who has need.
Ephesians 6:5-8 — Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
Colossians 3:17 — Whatever you do in word or deed, {do} all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:23-24 — Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-10 — For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you,
nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we {kept} working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;
not because we do not have the right {to this,} but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
2 Thessalonians 3:11-12 — For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.
Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
1 Timothy 5:13 — At the same time they also learn {to be} idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper {to mention.}
Philemon 1:21 — Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.
This topic is from the BibleSteak Team.
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