Bible Verses About Hard work
Bible verses about Hard work
Discover what the Bible says about hard work.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Scripture Passages
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth the work of his hands.
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
She shall be brought to the king in raiment of needle-work: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought to thee.
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yes, the work of our hands establish thou it.
I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.
Then he who had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed:
When Jesus understood [it], he said to them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath.
They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing testimony, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another)
I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, to ([work]) iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness, to ([work]) holiness.
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit to death:
And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
For the sake of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offense.
Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Also to thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
But now they break down the carved work of it at once with axes and hammers.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah.
Let thy work appear to thy servants, and thy glory to their children.
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.
Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
His work [is] honorable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Their idols [are] silver and gold; the work of men's hands.
[It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law.
The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
I remember the days of old, I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.