Bible Verses About Unemployment
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for unemployment, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,770 votes, led by Jeremiah 29:11-14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Unemployment
Jeremiah 29:11-14263 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Philippians 4:6183 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Deuteronomy 15:7-8125 votes
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Matthew 6:2888 votes
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
James 1:1-2780 votes
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Romans 8:2874 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
John 14:2764 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.
Hebrews 11:661 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Matthew 11:28-3060 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Philippians 4:1957 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Psalms 37:2542 votes
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
1 Corinthians 10:1341 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
James 1:2-338 votes
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
2 Timothy 2:1535 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Matthew 6:2430 votes
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-1126 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Thessalonians 3:1025 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Hebrews 4:1525 votes
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
James 2:525 votes
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
John 10:1024 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 Timothy 5:821 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.
Isaiah 3:1020 votes
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Matthew 28:1819 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Psalms 23:1-618 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Matthew 20:1-1618 votes
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
What does the Bible say about unemployment?
Readers most often cite Jeremiah 29:11-14 on the subject of unemployment. Across 1,770 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:6, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 6:28. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.