Bible Verses About Working Hard
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for working hard, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,442 votes, led by Proverbs 13:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Working Hard
Proverbs 13:4241 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 14:23169 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Colossians 3:23158 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Proverbs 12:24128 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Philippians 4:13128 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Proverbs 16:3121 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
1 Timothy 5:8118 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 Thessalonians 3:10-12117 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 12:11109 votes
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
1 Corinthians 10:31107 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
2 Timothy 2:6103 votes
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Ecclesiastes 9:10101 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.
Genesis 2:1590 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Colossians 3:23-2485 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians 3:1784 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.
Psalms 90:1778 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.
Luke 1:3777 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Galatians 6:974 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Proverbs 6:6-1172 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Colossians 3:2472 votes
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Philippians 2:14-1570 votes
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
1 Thessalonians 4:11-1270 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;
Proverbs 6:6-868 votes
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 13:1166 votes
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Acts 20:3563 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.
What does the Bible say about working hard?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:4 on the subject of working hard. Across 4,442 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 14:23, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 12:24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.