Bible Verses About Hard Work
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for hard work, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 43,946 votes, led by Colossians 3:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Hard Work
Colossians 3:232,857 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Proverbs 13:42,178 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 14:231,881 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Philippians 4:131,587 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-121,585 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 16:31,501 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs 12:241,214 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Philippians 2:14-151,124 votes
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
1 Corinthians 10:311,037 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12950 votes
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Luke 1:37919 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Ecclesiastes 9:10913 votes
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
1 Timothy 5:8911 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
2 Timothy 2:6869 votes
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Colossians 3:17856 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Proverbs 12:11806 votes
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Galatians 6:9739 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Proverbs 6:6-8692 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Colossians 3:24678 votes
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Titus 2:7-8667 votes
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Genesis 2:15626 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Colossians 3:23-24566 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Acts 20:35563 votes
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Ephesians 4:28551 votes
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.
Psalms 128:2531 votes
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
What does the Bible say about hard work?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:23 on the subject of hard work. Across 43,946 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 14:23, Philippians 4:13. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.