Bible Verses About Men Working
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for men working, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 42,788 votes, led by 1 Timothy 5:8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Men Working
1 Timothy 5:81,032 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.
Genesis 2:15836 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Ephesians 4:28691 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.
Colossians 3:23690 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12681 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;
2 Thessalonians 3:10591 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 22:29576 votes
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 12:24555 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 18:9551 votes
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
1 Timothy 3:2511 votes
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Revelation 1:1508 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Proverbs 10:4496 votes
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 16:3493 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Luke 1:37486 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Psalms 90:17485 votes
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Proverbs 13:4482 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
1 Corinthians 15:58458 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Proverbs 14:23452 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Colossians 3:23-24452 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
John 3:16-17450 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Philippians 4:13436 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
2 Timothy 3:16-17418 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Proverbs 12:11416 votes
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Genesis 2:3402 votes
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Colossians 3:24401 votes
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
What does the Bible say about men working?
Readers most often cite 1 Timothy 5:8 on the subject of men working. Across 42,788 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 2:15, Ephesians 4:28, Colossians 3:23. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.