Bible Verses About Being Too Busy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being too busy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,923 votes, led by Luke 10:38-42. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Too Busy
Luke 10:38-42261 votes
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Matthew 11:28183 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Romans 12:2149 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Matthew 11:28-30102 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Proverbs 23:4100 votes
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
1 John 2:1798 votes
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Psalms 37:591 votes
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2282 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Psalms 46:1063 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Philippians 3:13-1459 votes
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Matthew 6:33-3451 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 John 2:1-2932 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Luke 10:30-3329 votes
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Psalms 37:725 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
2 Timothy 2:425 votes
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
1 Peter 5:725 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Galatians 6:924 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Psalms 107:28-2923 votes
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
Proverbs 3:523 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
James 1:223 votes
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Proverbs 7:11-1222 votes
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Colossians 3:2320 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Isaiah 41:1019 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
John 14:2719 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Philippians 4:619 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
What does the Bible say about being too busy?
Readers most often cite Luke 10:38-42 on the subject of being too busy. Across 1,923 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 11:28, Romans 12:2, Matthew 11:28-30. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.