Bible Verses About Work
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for work, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 30,529 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 Work
Colossians 3:231,174 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Proverbs 16:31,145 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13789 votes
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Genesis 2:15734 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
1 Corinthians 10:31701 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Psalms 90:17649 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 18:9588 votes
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20585 votes
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Proverbs 14:23583 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Ephesians 4:28568 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.
2 Thessalonians 3:10509 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Colossians 3:17493 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 12:24476 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Colossians 3:23-24473 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Luke 1:37410 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1 Corinthians 16:14407 votes
Let all your things be done with charity.
Proverbs 13:11399 votes
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
1 Corinthians 15:58390 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.
John 6:27384 votes
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Colossians 3:22-24374 votes
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
1 Timothy 5:8367 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.
Proverbs 12:11344 votes
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 13:4325 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
2 Timothy 2:15317 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Philippians 4:13303 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
What does the Bible say about work?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:23 on the subject of work. Across 30,529 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 16:3, Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, Genesis 2:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.