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Bible Verses About Work
Working hard? These KJV verses honor diligence, purpose in labor, and working as unto the Lord.
Most Powerful Verses
Genesis 5:29
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.”
— King James Version
2 Chronicles 15:7
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”
— King James Version
Job 7:2
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”
— King James Version
Ecclesiastes 2:11
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
— King James Version
1 Corinthians 4:12
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
— King James Version
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Ephesians 4:28
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”
Genesis 31:42
“Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuke...”
Exodus 5:9
“Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.”
Exodus 14:31
“And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.”
Exodus 20:9
“Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:”
Exodus 20:10
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger tha...”
Deuteronomy 3:24
“O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?”
Deuteronomy 4:28
“And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.”
Deuteronomy 5:13
“Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:”
Deuteronomy 5:14
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor...”
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