Words Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 171 helpful votes Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.Psalm 19:14 ESV / 166 helpful votes Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.Matthew 12:37 ESV / 147 helpful votes For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”Matthew 12:36 ESV / 131 helpful votes I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,Colossians 3:17 ESV / 112 helpful votes And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.Proverbs 16:24 ESV / 106 helpful votes Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.Colossians 3:8 ESV / 92 helpful votes But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 91 helpful votes So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.Proverbs 25:11 ESV / 87 helpful votes A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.Ephesians 5:3-5 ESV / 79 helpful votes But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 79 helpful votes Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.Exodus 20:7 ESV / 70 helpful votes “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 69 helpful votes For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Proverbs 29:20 ESV / 67 helpful votes Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.Colossians 4:6 ESV / 61 helpful votes Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 61 helpful votes When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 58 helpful votes There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.Isaiah 55:11 ESV / 54 helpful votes So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 51 helpful votes A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Psalm 119:105 ESV / 49 helpful votes Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Matthew 6:9 ESV / 48 helpful votes Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 47 helpful votes Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.John 1:1 ESV / 43 helpful votes In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 42 helpful votes A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.Matthew 4:4 ESV / 41 helpful votes But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Ecclesiastes 10:12 ESV / 41 helpful votes The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Words Of Hope?
Words Of Hope Isaiah 55:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.Acts 2:42 ESV / 5 helpful votes And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.Mark 16:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.Proverbs 3:1-2 ESV / 4 helpful votes My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.Romans 8:24-25 ESV / 3 helpful votes For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.Romans 3:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Words Of My Mouth?
Words Of My Mouth Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 636 helpful votes Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.Psalm 19:14 ESV / 548 helpful votes Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.Matthew 12:36 ESV / 479 helpful votes I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 419 helpful votes Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.Psalm 141:3 ESV / 400 helpful votes Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!Matthew 12:37 ESV / 347 helpful votes For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 322 helpful votes Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 298 helpful votes A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Proverbs 16:24 ESV / 275 helpful votes Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 258 helpful votes A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.Colossians 3:8 ESV / 252 helpful votes But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.James 1:26 ESV / 249 helpful votes If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 245 helpful votes Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.Isaiah 55:11 ESV / 238 helpful votes So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.Matthew 15:11 ESV / 222 helpful votes It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 179 helpful votes Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.Joshua 1:8 ESV / 174 helpful votes This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 169 helpful votes When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.Proverbs 18:20 ESV / 157 helpful votes From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.Matthew 12:34 ESV / 135 helpful votes You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 130 helpful votes For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Romans 10:9 ESV / 125 helpful votes Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.1 John 1:9 ESV / 120 helpful votes If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.James 3:8 ESV / 112 helpful votes But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 112 helpful votes All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 108 helpful votes There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.James 1:19 ESV / 106 helpful votes Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Work?
Work Colossians 3:23 ESV / 672 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 441 helpful votes Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 335 helpful votes So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.Proverbs 18:9 ESV / 317 helpful votes Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.Genesis 2:15 ESV / 312 helpful votes The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 265 helpful votes Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 229 helpful votes For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.Colossians 3:22-24 ESV / 225 helpful votes Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 173 helpful votes In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.Luke 1:37 ESV / 136 helpful votes For nothing will be impossible with God.”John 6:27 ESV / 117 helpful votes Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”1 Corinthians 15:10 ESV / 111 helpful votes But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 110 helpful votes And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 104 helpful votes Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.Psalm 90:17 ESV / 103 helpful votes Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV / 98 helpful votes Let all that you do be done in love.Proverbs 21:5 ESV / 98 helpful votes The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.Galatians 6:4-5 ESV / 93 helpful votes But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.Matthew 11:28 ESV / 89 helpful votes Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Colossians 3:23-25 ESV / 83 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.Colossians 3:17 ESV / 83 helpful votes And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 81 helpful votes Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 74 helpful votes The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 72 helpful votes But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Proverbs 13:4 ESV / 72 helpful votes The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.Proverbs 13:11 ESV / 68 helpful votes Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Work And Family?
Work And Family Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 16 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.Colossians 3:17 ESV / 8 helpful votes And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.Matthew 19:21 ESV / 8 helpful votes Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 8 helpful votes The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. …Psalm 103:13 ESV / 8 helpful votes As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.Genesis 2:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 4 helpful votes So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.Luke 12:32 ESV / 4 helpful votes “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.Psalm 103:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.John 1:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,John 3:7 ESV / 1 helpful vote Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. …Luke 19:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.Matthew 23:1-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, …Matthew 5:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’Matthew 5:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 3:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Work And Home?
Work And Home Daniel 1:8-17 ESV / 15 helpful votes But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king.” Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. …John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.Daniel 1:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.Daniel 1:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. …Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 2 helpful votes Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” …Daniel 2:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
Work Conflict?
Work Conflict Proverbs 17:27-28 ESV / 98 helpful votes Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 83 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.Isaiah 50:7 ESV / 53 helpful votes But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.Luke 6:37-38 ESV / 46 helpful votes “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”Luke 6:35 ESV / 39 helpful votes But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 ESV / 38 helpful votes And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.Proverbs 12:1 ESV / 33 helpful votes Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.Matthew 5:14-16 ESV / 26 helpful votes “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.Proverbs 12:20 ESV / 25 helpful votes Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.2 Corinthians 6:14-16 ESV / 18 helpful votes Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Matthew 23:1-39 ESV / 16 helpful votes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, …Matthew 7:1-29 ESV / 14 helpful votes “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. …Ecclesiastes 2:21-22 ESV / 14 helpful votes Because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun?Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 14 helpful votes In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 12 helpful votes If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. …Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 ESV / 10 helpful votes But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner,
Work Ethic?
Work Ethic Colossians 3:23 ESV / 1,369 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 931 helpful votes Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 908 helpful votes In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 889 helpful votes For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 743 helpful votes Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.Proverbs 10:4 ESV / 704 helpful votes A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.Acts 20:35 ESV / 683 helpful votes In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 637 helpful votes Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 514 helpful votes So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.Proverbs 13:4 ESV / 486 helpful votes The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.Genesis 2:15 ESV / 482 helpful votes The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 474 helpful votes Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.Proverbs 22:29 ESV / 445 helpful votes Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 442 helpful votes But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Psalm 128:2 ESV / 409 helpful votes You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV / 390 helpful votes Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.Matthew 5:16 ESV / 357 helpful votes In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 334 helpful votes Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.Proverbs 21:25 ESV / 320 helpful votes The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.2 Thessalonians 3:6-9 ESV / 310 helpful votes Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.Hebrews 6:10 ESV / 306 helpful votes For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.Proverbs 11:1 ESV / 305 helpful votes A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.Colossians 3:17 ESV / 298 helpful votes And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.Psalm 90:17 ESV / 283 helpful votes Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!Proverbs 24:30-34 ESV / 270 helpful votes I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Work Ethics?
Work Ethics Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 36 helpful votes Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 28 helpful votes Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 ESV / 23 helpful votes For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,Luke 12:48 ESV / 6 helpful votes But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.Isaiah 43:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.Matthew 5:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.Matthew 5:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Work Hard?
Work Hard Proverbs 21:5 ESV / 74 helpful votes The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.Colossians 3:23 ESV / 47 helpful votes Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,Proverbs 10:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.Proverbs 13:4 ESV / 23 helpful votes The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 21 helpful votes But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 17 helpful votes Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 13 helpful votes Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 12 helpful votes Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.Acts 20:35 ESV / 11 helpful votes In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”Proverbs 24:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.Proverbs 12:24 ESV / 11 helpful votes The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 10 helpful votes And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,Proverbs 20:4 ESV / 10 helpful votes The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.1 Peter 4:11 ESV / 9 helpful votes Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.James 1:17 ESV / 8 helpful votes Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.Luke 6:38 ESV / 8 helpful votes Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”Proverbs 28:19 ESV / 7 helpful votes Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.Psalm 127:2 ESV / 7 helpful votes It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.Hebrews 7:1-4 ESV / 6 helpful votes For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!Titus 2:9-12 ESV / 6 helpful votes Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,Ecclesiastes 5:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.Proverbs 24:30-34 ESV / 6 helpful votes I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.Proverbs 22:29 ESV / 6 helpful votes Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.