Work is honorable, according to Scripture, no matter what kind of job you have. Below is a collection of Bible verses to help inspire and encourage you in your work.

Bible Verses About Work for Motivation

Below are several Bible verses to motivate you when you feel frustrated in your work.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. – Colossians 3:23-24

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it. – Proverbs 10:22

May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, confirm the work of our hands. – Psalm 90:17

Bible Verses About Serving God Through Your Work

One of the most fulfilling things in life is serving God. Below are several verses to inspire you as you continue your service to God.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace. – Acts 20:24

All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father. – John 14:12

Bible Verses About Working Faithfully

Below are two encouraging scriptures to encourage you to work faithfully.

And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? – 1 Peter 3:13

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ – Matthew 25:23

Every Mention of the Word “Work” in the Bible

We’ve included all mentions of the word “work” in the NASB translation below. We hope reflecting on these verses will deepen your knowledge of God’s Word!

Bible Verses About Work in Genesis

By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. – Genesis 2:2

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. – Genesis 2:3

And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by the ground which the Lord has cursed.” – Genesis 5:29

Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the people of the household was there inside. – Genesis 39:11

Bible Verses About Work in Exodus

But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you let the people neglect their work? Get back to your labors!” – Exodus 5:4

Let the labor be heavier on the men, and have them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.” – Exodus 5:9

And the taskmasters pressed them, saying, “Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw.” – Exodus 5:13

So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, but you must deliver the quota of bricks.” – Exodus 5:18

“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘work a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may turn into a serpent.’” – Exodus 7:9

And on the first day you shall have a holy assembly, and another holy assembly on the seventh day; no work at all shall be done on them, except for what must be eaten by every person—that alone may be prepared by you. – Exodus 12:16

A stranger or a hired worker shall not eat it. – Exodus 12:45

Who is like You among the gods, Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? – Exodus 15:11

then admonish them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do. – Exodus 18:20

For six days you shall labor and do all your work, – Exodus 20:9

but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you. – Exodus 20:10

“For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as the stranger residing with you, may refresh themselves. – Exodus 23:12

You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the atoning cover. – Exodus 25:18

“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base and its shaft, are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. – Exodus 25:31

Their bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. – Exodus 25:36

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. – Exodus 26:1

“You shall also make a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. – Exodus 26:31

“You shall also make a curtain for the doorway of the tent of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver. – Exodus 26:36

And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of twenty cubits, of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. – Exodus 27:16

And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a tunic of checkered work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that he may serve as priest to Me. – Exodus 28:4

“They shall also make the ephod of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of the skilled embroiderer. – Exodus 28:6

The skillfully woven band of its overlay, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, of the same material: of gold, of violet and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. – Exodus 28:8

and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them of twisted cord work, and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree settings. – Exodus 28:14

“You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled embroiderer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen you shall make it. – Exodus 28:15

You shall also make on the breastpiece twisted chains of cord work in pure gold. – Exodus 28:22

There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn. – Exodus 28:32

“And you shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen, and shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of a weaver. – Exodus 28:39

You shall make from these a holy anointing oil, a fragrant mixture of ointments, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil. – Exodus 30:25

You shall make incense from it all, a skillful mixture, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. – Exodus 30:35

to create artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze, – Exodus 31:4

and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, so that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship. – Exodus 31:5

Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. – Exodus 31:14

For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. – Exodus 31:15

The tablets were God’s work, and the writing was God’s writing engraved on the tablets. – Exodus 32:16

Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform miracles which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live will see the working of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you. – Exodus 34:10

“You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest. – Exodus 34:21

“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. – Exodus 35:2

And everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments. – Exodus 35:21

Everyone who could make a contribution of silver and bronze brought the Lord’s contribution; and everyone who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. – Exodus 35:24

The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a voluntary offering to the Lord. – Exodus 35:29

to create designs for working in gold, in silver, and in bronze, – Exodus 35:32

and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. – Exodus 35:33

He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs. – Exodus 35:35

Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the Lord has commanded.” – Exodus 36:1

Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. – Exodus 36:2

They received from Moses every contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him voluntary offerings every morning. – Exodus 36:3

And all the skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work which they were performing, – Exodus 36:4

and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.” – Exodus 36:5

So Moses issued a command, and circulated a proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. – Exodus 36:6

For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it. – Exodus 36:7

All the skillful people among those who were performing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, Bezalel made them. – Exodus 36:8

Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. – Exodus 36:35

He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver; – Exodus 36:37

And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atoning cover: – Exodus 37:7

Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it. – Exodus 37:17

Their bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold. – Exodus 37:22

Then he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer. – Exodus 37:29

Now the curtain of the gate of the courtyard was the work of the weaver, of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard. – Exodus 38:18

All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, which was the gold of the wave offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. – Exodus 38:24

Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads to be woven in with the violet, the purple, and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer. – Exodus 39:3

And the skillfully woven band of its overlay which was on it was like its workmanship, of the same material: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. – Exodus 39:5

And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. – Exodus 39:8

And they made for the breastpiece chains like cords, work of twisted cords of pure gold. – Exodus 39:15

Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of violet; – Exodus 39:22

and the sash of fine twisted linen, and violet, purple, and scarlet material, the work of the weaver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. – Exodus 39:29

So all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. – Exodus 39:32

So the sons of Israel did all the work according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses. – Exodus 39:42

And Moses examined all the work, and behold, they had done it; just as the Lord had commanded, this they had done. So Moses blessed them. – Exodus 39:43

And he erected the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work. – Exodus 40:33

Bible Verses About Work in Leviticus

“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work, whether the native, or the stranger who resides among you; – Leviticus 16:29

‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning. – Leviticus 19:13

‘No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a foreign resident with the priest or a hired worker shall not eat the holy gift. – Leviticus 22:10

‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings. – Leviticus 23:3

On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. – Leviticus 23:7

But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.’” – Leviticus 23:8

On this very day you shall make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a permanent statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. – Leviticus 23:21

You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord.’” – Leviticus 23:25

You shall not do any work on this very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the Lord your God. – Leviticus 23:28

As for any person who does any work on this very day, that person I will eliminate from among his people. – Leviticus 23:30

You shall not do any work. It is to be a permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. – Leviticus 23:31

On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. – Leviticus 23:35

For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the Lord; it is an assembly. You shall not do any laborious work. – Leviticus 23:36

All of you shall have the Sabbath produce of the land as food; for yourself, your male and female slaves, and your hired worker and your foreign resident, those who live as strangers among you. – Leviticus 25:6

He shall be with you as a hired worker, as if he were a foreign resident; he shall serve with you up to the year of jubilee. – Leviticus 25:40

He then, with his purchaser, shall calculate from the year when he sold himself to him up to the year of jubilee; and the price of his sale shall correspond to the number of years calculated. It is like the days of a hired worker that he will be with him. – Leviticus 25:50

He shall be with him like a worker hired year by year; he shall not rule over him with severity in your sight. – Leviticus 25:53

Bible Verses About Work in Numbers

from thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, everyone who can enter the service of ministry to do work in the tent of meeting. – Numbers 4:3

This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things. – Numbers 4:4

Rather, do this for them so that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; – Numbers 4:19

from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall count them: all who can enter to perform service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. – Numbers 4:23

All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, that is, all their loads and all their work, shall be performed at the command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. – Numbers 4:27

from thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, you shall count them, everyone who can enter the service to do the work of the tent of meeting. – Numbers 4:30

from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting. – Numbers 4:35

from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting— Numbers 4:39

from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter the service for work in the tent of meeting— Numbers 4:43

from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who could enter to do the work of service and the work of carrying in the tent of meeting— Numbers 4:47

Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flower ornamentation it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. – Numbers 8:4

“This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. – Numbers 8:24

But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work anymore. – Numbers 8:25

They may, however, assist their brothers in the tent of meeting, to fulfill an obligation, but they themselves shall do no work. In this way you shall deal with the Levites in their obligations.” – Numbers 8:26

“Make yourself two trumpets of silver, you shall make them of hammered work; and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and breaking camp. – Numbers 10:2

On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. – Numbers 28:18

On the seventh day you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. – Numbers 28:25

‘Also on the day of the first fruits, when you present a new grain offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. – Numbers 28:26

‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets. – Numbers 29:1

‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work. – Numbers 29:7

‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall celebrate with a feast to the Lord for seven days. – Numbers 29:12

‘On the eighth day you shall have a sacred assembly; you shall do no laborious work. – Numbers 29:35

And you shall purify for yourselves every garment, every article of leather, every work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.” – Numbers 31:20

Bible Verses About Work in Deuteronomy

‘Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours? – Deuteronomy 3:24

There you will serve gods, the work of human hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear, nor eat nor smell anything. – Deuteronomy 4:28

For six days you shall labor and do all your work, – Deuteronomy 5:13

but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; you shall not do any work that day, you or your son or your daughter, or your male slave or your female slave, or your ox, your donkey, or any of your cattle, or your resident who stays with you, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you. – Deuteronomy 5:14

and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land; – Deuteronomy 11:3

but your own eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord which He did. – Deuteronomy 11:7

And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the stranger, the orphan, and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. – Deuteronomy 14:29

You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work, and in all your undertakings. – Deuteronomy 15:10

“It shall not seem difficult for you when you set him free, because he has given you six years with double the service of a hired worker; so the Lord your God will bless you in whatever you do. – Deuteronomy 15:18

“You shall consecrate to the Lord your God all the firstborn males that are born in your herd and in your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. – Deuteronomy 15:19

For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festive assembly to the Lord your God; you shall do no work on it. – Deuteronomy 16:8

or seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful. – Deuteronomy 16:15

And it shall be that the city which is nearest to the person killed, that is, that the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked and has not pulled in a yoke; – Deuteronomy 21:3

“You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your strangers who are in your land in your towns. – Deuteronomy 24:14

“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you are not to go back to get it; it shall belong to the stranger, the orphan, and to the widow, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. – Deuteronomy 24:19

‘Cursed is the person who makes a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’ – Deuteronomy 27:15

The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless every work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. – Deuteronomy 28:12

Then the Lord your God will prosper you abundantly in every work of your hand, in the children of your womb, the offspring of your cattle, and in the produce of your ground, for the Lord will again rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers; – Deuteronomy 30:9

For I know that after my death you will behave very corruptly and turn from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will confront you in the latter days, because you will do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of your hands.” – Deuteronomy 31:29

The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and just is He. – Deuteronomy 32:4

Lord, bless his strength, And accept the work of his hands; Smash the hips of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.” – Deuteronomy 33:11

Bible Verses About Work in Judges

The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel. – Judges 2:7

All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and another generation rose up after them who did not know the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel. – Judges 2:10

She reached out her hand for the tent peg, And her right hand for the workmen’s hammer. Then she struck Sisera, she smashed his head; And she shattered and pierced his temple. – Judges 5:26

Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from his work at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjaminites. – Judges 19:16

Bible Verses About Work in Ruth

May the Lord reward your work, and may your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” – Ruth 2:12

Her mother-in-law then said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you work? May he who took notice of you be blessed.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.” – Ruth 2:19

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Samuel

He will also take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and use them for his work. – 1 Samuel 8:16

I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the Lord.’ So I worked up the courage and offered the burnt offering.” – 1 Samuel 13:12

Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come, and let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men; perhaps the Lord will work for us, because the Lord is not limited to saving by many or by few!” – 1 Samuel 14:6

But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, not even a hair of his head shall fall to the ground, because he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die. – 1 Samuel 14:45

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Samuel

He also brought out the people who were in it, and put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made others serve at the brick works. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. – 2 Samuel 12:31

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Kings

besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and ruled over the people who were doing the work. – 1 Kings 5:16

He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold plated on the carved work. – 1 Kings 6:35

And his house where he was to live, the other courtyard inward from the hall, was of this same workmanship. He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Solomon had married. – 1 Kings 7:8

He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work. – 1 Kings 7:14

On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. – 1 Kings 7:22

and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. – 1 Kings 7:29

The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. – 1 Kings 7:33

Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the Lord: – 1 Kings 7:40

So all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the offerings vowed by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. – 1 Kings 7:51

These were the chief officers who were in charge of Solomon’s work, 550, who ruled over the people doing the work. – 1 Kings 9:23

Moreover, the word of the Lord through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came against Baasha and his household, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck it. – 1 Kings 16:7

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Kings

And they handed the money which was assessed over to those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord; – 2 Kings 12:11

for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the Lord. – 2 Kings 12:14

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hands they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, because they acted faithfully. – 2 Kings 12:15

Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the pattern of the altar and its model, according to all its workmanship. – 2 Kings 16:10

and have hurled their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but only the work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. – 2 Kings 19:18

And have them hand it over to the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and have them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the Lord to repair the damage to the house: – 2 Kings 22:5

Then Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to the king and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have handed it over to the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord.” – 2 Kings 22:9

Since they have abandoned Me and have burned incense to other gods so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.’” – 2 Kings 22:17

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Chronicles

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea; – 1 Chronicles 4:21

These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
– 1 Chronicles 4:23

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded. – 1 Chronicles 6:49

and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 competent men for the work of the service of the house of God. – 1 Chronicles 9:13

Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, doorkeepers of the tent; and their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. – 1 Chronicles 9:19

Now these are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free of other duties; for they were engaged in their work day and night. – 1 Chronicles 9:33

So he left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required, – 1 Chronicles 16:37

He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work at saws, iron picks, and axes. And David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. – 1 Chronicles 20:3

Moreover there are many workmen with you, stonecutters, masons of stone, and carpenters; and all of them are skillful in every kind of work. – 1 Chronicles 22:15

Of the gold, silver, bronze, and iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the Lord be with you.” – 1 Chronicles 22:16

Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges, – 1 Chronicles 23:4

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were counted, in the number of names by their head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward. – 1 Chronicles 23:24

For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courtyards and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, – 1 Chronicles 23:28

As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were responsible for the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king. – 1 Chronicles 26:30

Ezri the son of Chelub was responsible for the agricultural workers who tilled the soil. – 1 Chronicles 27:26

also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord and for all the utensils of service in the house of the Lord; – 1 Chronicles 28:13

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished. – 1 Chronicles 28:20

Now behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of any skill will be with you in all the work for all kinds of service. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.” – 1 Chronicles 28:21

Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple is not for mankind, but for the Lord God. – 1 Chronicles 29:1

gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?” – 1 Chronicles 29:5

Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly; – 1 Chronicles 29:6

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Chronicles

Now send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, one who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled workers whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. – 2 Chronicles 2:7

Send me also cedar, juniper, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants, – 2 Chronicles 2:8

the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, your father David. – 2 Chronicles 2:14

He appointed seventy thousand of them to carry loads and eighty thousand to quarry stones in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work. – 2 Chronicles 2:18

He made the veil of violet, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it. – 2 Chronicles 3:14

Huram also made the pails, the shovels, and the bowls. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God: – 2 Chronicles 4:11

So all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that his father David had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and all the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of God. – 2 Chronicles 5:1

But Solomon did not make slaves from the sons of Israel for his work; for they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen. – 2 Chronicles 8:9

So all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed. – 2 Chronicles 8:16

But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not abandoned Him; and the sons of Aaron are ministering to the Lord as priests, and the Levites attend to their work. – 2 Chronicles 13:10

But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is a reward for your work.” – 2 Chronicles 15:7

When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and put an end to his work. – 2 Chronicles 16:5

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and could not go to Tarshish. – 2 Chronicles 20:37

He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to repair the house of your God annually, and you shall do the work quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly. – 2 Chronicles 24:5

The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord. – 2 Chronicles 24:12

So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it. – 2 Chronicles 24:13

In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful workmen to be on the towers and the corners, for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. So his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. – 2 Chronicles 26:15

But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was finished and the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests. – 2 Chronicles 29:34

without regard to their genealogical enrollment, to the males from thirty years old and upward—everyone who entered the house of the Lord for his daily obligations—for their work in their duties according to their divisions; – 2 Chronicles 31:16

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in the Law and in the commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered. – 2 Chronicles 31:21

And he resolutely set to work and rebuilt all of the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great numbers. – 2 Chronicles 32:5

They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they did against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of human hands. – 2 Chronicles 32:19

Then they handed it over to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord used it to restore and repair the house. – 2 Chronicles 34:10

The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments. – 2 Chronicles 34:12

They were also in charge of the burden bearers, and supervised all the workmen from job to job; and some of the Levites were scribes, and officials, and gatekeepers. – 2 Chronicles 34:13

They have also emptied out the money which was found in the house of the Lord, and have handed it over to the supervisors and the workmen.” – 2 Chronicles 34:17

Since they have abandoned Me and have burned incense to other gods, so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands, My wrath will be poured out on this place and it will not be quenched.”’ – 2 Chronicles 34:25

Bible Verses About Work in Ezra

According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand silver minas, and a hundred priestly garments. – Ezra 2:69

Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites who were twenty years old and upward to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. – Ezra 3:8

Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the temple of God. – Ezra 3:9

Now issue a decree to make those men stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until a decree is issued by me. – Ezra 4:21

Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem was discontinued, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. – Ezra 4:24

May it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God which is being built with large stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is being performed with great care and is succeeding in their hands. – Ezra 5:8

Leave that work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild that house of God on its site. – Ezra 6:7

And they held the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them happy, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. – Ezra 6:22

Bible Verses About Work in Nehemiah

However, the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; nor had I as yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the rest who were doing the work. – Nehemiah 2:16

And I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let’s arise and build.” So they put their hands to the good work. – Nehemiah 2:18

Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters. – Nehemiah 3:5

So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. – Nehemiah 4:6

And our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work.” – Nehemiah 4:11

Now when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. – Nehemiah 4:15

And from that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them kept hold of the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah. – Nehemiah 4:16

Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens carried with one hand doing the work, and the other keeping hold of a weapon. – Nehemiah 4:17

And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another. – Nehemiah 4:19

So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared. – Nehemiah 4:21

I also applied myself to the work on this wall; we did not buy any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. – Nehemiah 5:16

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and am unable to come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?” – Nehemiah 6:3

For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, God, strengthen my hands. – Nehemiah 6:9

Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in accordance with these works of theirs, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the rest of the prophets, who were trying to frighten me. – Nehemiah 6:14

When all our enemies heard about it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they realized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. – Nehemiah 6:16

Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments. – Nehemiah 7:70

And some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the treasury for the work twenty thousand gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. – Nehemiah 7:71

for the showbread, for the continual grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, for the appointed times, for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. – Nehemiah 10:33

and their kinsmen who did the work of the temple, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, – Nehemiah 11:12

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God; – Nehemiah 11:16

So I purified them from everything foreign, and assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each in his work, – Nehemiah 13:30

Bible Verses About Work in Job

Have You not made a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. – Job 1:10

“Is a person not forced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of a hired worker? – Job 7:1

As a slave pants for the shade, And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages, – Job 7:2

It is He who does great things, the unfathomable, And wondrous works without number. – Job 9:10

Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the work of Your hands, And to look favorably on the plan of the wicked? – Job 10:3

Look away from him so that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired worker. – Job 14:6

You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. – Job 14:15

Who goes in company with the workers of injustice, And walks with wicked people? – Job 34:8

For He repays a person for his work, And lets things happen in correspondence to a man’s behavior. – Job 34:11

Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands? – Job 34:19

There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves. – Job 34:22

Then He declares to them their work And their wrongdoings, that they have been arrogant. – Job 36:9

“Remember that you are to exalt His work, Of which people have sung.- Job 36:24

He seals the hand of every person, So that all people may know His work. – Job 37:7

Bible Verses About Work in Psalms

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have set in place; – Psalm 8:3

You have him rule over the works of Your hands; You have put everything under his feet, – Psalm 8:6

The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah – Psalm 9:16

Do all the workers of injustice not know, Who devour my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord? – Psalm 14:4

As for the works of mankind, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the ways of the violent. – Psalm 17:4

For the music director. A Psalm of David.
The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands. – Psalm 19:1

Give back to them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Give back to them according to the work of their hands; Repay them what is due them. – Psalm 28:4

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. – Psalm 28:5

For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. – Psalm 33:4

He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their works. – Psalm 33:15

For the music director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old. – Psalm 44:1

Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has inflicted horrific events on the earth. – Psalm 46:8

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. – Psalm 52:2

Have the workers of injustice no knowledge, Who eat up My people like they ate bread, And have not called upon God? – Psalm 53:4

And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work. – Psalm 62:12

Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of the workers of injustice, – Psalm 64:2

Then all people will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done. – Psalm 64:9

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to obey You. – Psalm 66:3

Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind. – Psalm 66:5

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders. – Psalm 72:18

But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works. – Psalm 73:28

And now they break down all its carved work With axe and hammers. – Psalm 74:6

For the music director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
We give thanks to You, God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; People declare Your wondrous works. – Psalm 75:1

I will meditate on all Your work, And on Your deeds with thanksgiving. – Psalm 77:12

You are the God who works wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples. – Psalm 77:14

We will not conceal them from their children, But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His power and His wondrous works that He has done. – Psalm 78:4

So that they would put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But comply with His commandments, – Psalm 78:7

In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. – Psalm 78:32

There is no one like You among the gods, Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. – Psalm 86:8

Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children. – Psalm 90:16

May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands. – Psalm 90:17

For You, Lord, have made me joyful by what You have done, I will sing for joy over the works of Your hands. – Psalm 92:4

How great are Your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. – Psalm 92:5

“When your fathers put Me to the test, They tested Me, though they had seen My work. – Psalm 95:9

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. – Psalm 101:3

In time of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. – Psalm 102:25

Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, my soul! – Psalm 103:22

He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works. – Psalm 104:13

A person goes out to his work And to his labor until evening. – Psalm 104:23

Lord, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. – Psalm 104:24

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; May the Lord rejoice in His works; – Psalm 104:31

They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His plan, – Psalm 106:13

They shall also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing. – Psalm 107:22

They have seen the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep. – Psalm 107:24

Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. – Psalm 111:2

Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever. – Psalm 111:3

He has made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the inheritance of the nations. – Psalm 111:6

The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are trustworthy. – Psalm 111:7

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of human hands. – Psalm 115:4

I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the Lord. – Psalm 118:17

The idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold, The work of human hands. – Psalm 135:15

The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. – Psalm 138:8

I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. – Psalm 139:14

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your accomplishments; I reflect on the work of Your hands. – Psalm 143:5

One generation will praise Your works to another, And will declare Your mighty acts. – Psalm 145:4

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. – Psalm 145:5

The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. – Psalm 145:9

All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord, And Your godly ones will bless You. – Psalm 145:10

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in His words, And holy in all His works. – Psalm 145:13

The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works. – Psalm 145:17

Bible Verses About Work in Proverbs

“The Lord created me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. – Proverbs 8:22

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was His delight daily, Rejoicing always before Him, – Proverbs 8:30

Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. – Proverbs 10:4

The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. – Proverbs 10:29

One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense. – Proverbs 12:11

Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. – Proverbs 16:3

A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on. – Proverbs 16:26

He also who is lax in his work Is a brother to him who destroys. – Proverbs 18:9

The desire of the lazy one puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work; – Proverbs 21:25

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people. – Proverbs 22:29

If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He who weighs the hearts not consider it? And does He who watches over your soul not know it? And will He not repay a person according to his work? – Proverbs 24:12

Prepare your work outside, And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward, then, build your house. – Proverbs 24:27

Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me; I will repay the person according to his work.” – Proverbs 24:29

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin. – Proverbs 26:28

One who works his land will have plenty of food, But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty. – Proverbs 28:19

She looks for wool and linen, And works with her hands in delight. – Proverbs 31:13

Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates. – Proverbs 31:31

Bible Verses About Work in Ecclesiastes

What advantage does a person have in all his work Which he does under the sun? – Ecclesiastes 1:3

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is futility and striving after wind. – Ecclesiastes 1:14

I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself; – Ecclesiastes 2:4

So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind. – Ecclesiastes 2:17

What benefit is there for the worker from that in which he labors? – Ecclesiastes 3:9

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. – Ecclesiastes 3:11

I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it. And God has so worked, that people will fear Him. – Ecclesiastes 3:14

Do not let your speech cause you to sin, and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice, and destroy the work of your hands? – Ecclesiastes 5:6

Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent? – Ecclesiastes 7:13

and I saw every work of God, I concluded that one cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though a person laboriously seeks, he will not discover; and even if the wise person claims to know, he cannot discover. – Ecclesiastes 8:17

Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. – Ecclesiastes 9:7

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your futile life which He has given you under the sun, all the days of your futility; for this is your reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 9:9

on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim; – Ecclesiastes 12:3

Bible Verses About Work in Song of Solomon

“How beautiful are your feet in sandals, Prince’s daughter! The curves of your hips are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist. – Song of Solomon 7:1

Bible Verses About Work in Isaiah

The strong man will become like flax fiber, And his work a spark. So they shall both burn together And there will be no one to extinguish them. – Isaiah 1:31

Their land has also been filled with idols; They worship the work of their hands, That which their fingers have made. – Isaiah 2:8

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. – Isaiah 5:12

Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him do His work quickly, so that we may see it; And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach And come to pass, so that we may know it!” – Isaiah 5:19

So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the arrogant pride of his eyes.” – Isaiah 10:12

But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as a hired worker would count them, the glory of Moab will become contemptible along with all his great population, and his remnant will be very small and impotent.” – Isaiah 16:14

And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made, Even the Asherim and incense altars. – Isaiah 17:8

There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do. – Isaiah 19:15

whom the Lord of armies has blessed, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” – Isaiah 19:25

For this is what the Lord said to me: “In a year, as a hired worker would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end; – Isaiah 21:16

Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. – Isaiah 25:1

Lord, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works. – Isaiah 26:12

For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon, To do His task, His unusual task, And to work His work, His extraordinary work. – Isaiah 28:21

But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify My name; Indeed, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, And will stand in awe of the God of Israel. – Isaiah 29:23

Also the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned feed, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork. – Isaiah 30:24

Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster, And does not retract His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers, And against the help of the workers of injustice. – Isaiah 31:2

And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever. – Isaiah 32:17

and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but only the work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. – Isaiah 37:19

Behold, you are less than nothing, And your work is less than nothing! He who chooses you is an abomination. – Isaiah 41:24

Behold, all of them are false; Their works are nothing, Their cast metal images are wind and emptiness. – Isaiah 41:29

The craftsman of iron shapes a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. – Isaiah 44:12

The craftsman of wood extends a measuring line; he outlines it with a marker. He works it with carving knives and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of mankind, so that it may sit in a house. – Isaiah 44:13

This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel and his Maker: “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. – Isaiah 45:11

Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals And produces a weapon for its work; And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin. – Isaiah 54:16

‘Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And oppress all your workers. – Isaiah 58:3

Their webs will not become clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of wrongdoing, And an act of violence is in their hands. – Isaiah 59:6

Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified. – Isaiah 60:21

But now, Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter, And all of us are the work of Your hand. – Isaiah 64:8

Both your own wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord. “Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their laps.” – Isaiah 65:7

They will not build and another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. – Isaiah 65:22

“For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all the nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory. – Isaiah 66:18

Bible Verses About Work in Jeremiah

And I will pronounce My judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, since they have abandoned Me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. – Jeremiah 1:16

For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. – Jeremiah 10:3

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Their clothing is of violet and purple; They are all the work of skilled people. – Jeremiah 10:9

They are worthless, a work of mockery; At the time of their punishment they will perish. – Jeremiah 10:15

You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. – Jeremiah 17:22

“But it will come about, if you give your attention to Me,” declares the Lord, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to keep the Sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, – Jeremiah 17:24

and do not follow other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, then I will do you no harm.’ – Jeremiah 25:6

Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the Lord, “in order to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. – Jeremiah 25:7

(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’” – Jeremiah 25:14

This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord, “And they will return from the land of the enemy. – Jeremiah 31:16

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been doing only evil in My sight since their youth; for the sons of Israel have been only provoking Me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares the Lord. – Jeremiah 32:30

provoking Me to anger with the works of your hands, burning sacrifices to other gods in the land of Egypt where you are entering to reside, so that you may be eliminated and become a curse and a disgrace among all the nations of the earth? – Jeremiah 44:8

Cursed is the one who does the Lord’s work negligently, And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood. – Jeremiah 48:10

The Lord has opened His armory And has brought out the weapons of His indignation, For it is a work of the Lord God of armies In the land of the Chaldeans. – Jeremiah 50:25

“Summon many against Babylon, All those who bend the bow: Encamp against her on every side, Let there be no escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all that she has done, so do to her; For she has become arrogant against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel. – Jeremiah 50:29

The Lord has brought about our vindication; Come and let’s recount in Zion The work of the Lord our God! – Jeremiah 51:10

They are worthless, a work of mockery; At the time of their punishment they will perish. – Jeremiah 51:18

Bible Verses About Work in Lamentations

You will repay them, Lord, In accordance with the work of their hands. – Lamentations 3:64

The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against pure gold, How they are regarded as earthenware jars, The work of a potter’s hands! – Lamentations 4:2

Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths staggered under loads of wood. – Lamentations 5:13

Bible Verses About Work in Ezekiel

The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling topaz, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another. – Ezekiel 1:16

Everywhere you live, cities will be in ruins and the high places will be deserted, so that your altars will be in ruins and deserted, your idols will be broken and brought to an end, your incense altars will be cut down, and your works wiped out. – Ezekiel 6:6

She has wearied Me with work, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire! – Ezekiel 24:12

You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared. – Ezekiel 28:13

‘This is what the Lord God says: “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east shall be shut for the six working days; but it shall be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the new moon. – Ezekiel 46:1

The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be ten thousand cubits toward the east and ten thousand toward the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. – Ezekiel 48:18

And the workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. – Ezekiel 48:19

Bible Verses About Work in Daniel

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.” – Daniel 4:37

Bible Verses About Work in Hosea

Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. – Hosea 12:12

And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves cast metal images, Idols skillfully made from their silver, All of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “Let the people who sacrifice kiss the calves!” – Hosea 13:2

Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.” – Hosea 14:3

Bible Verses About Work in Joel

Be ashamed, you farm workers, Wail, you vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley; Because the harvest of the field is destroyed. – Joel 1:11

Bible Verses About Work in Jonah

Then the Lord said, “You had compassion on the plant, for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight. – Jonah 4:10

Bible Verses About Work in Micah

Is it being said, house of Jacob: ‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these His works?’ Do My words not do good For the one walking rightly? – Micah 2:7

I will eliminate your carved images And your memorial stones from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands. – Micah 5:13

The statutes of Omri And every work of the house of Ahab are maintained, And you walk by their plans. Therefore I will give you up for destruction, And your inhabitants for derision, And you will suffer the taunting of My people.” – Micah 6:16

Bible Verses About Work in Habakkuk

“Look among the nations! Watch! Be horrified! Be frightened speechless! For I am accomplishing a work in your days— You would not believe it even if you were told! – Habakkuk 1:5

Lord, I have heard the report about You, and I was afraid. Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember mercy. – Habakkuk 3:2

Bible Verses About Work in Zephaniah

Flocks will lie down in her midst, All animals that range in herds; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will spend their nights in the tops of her pillars; Birds will sing in the window, Devastation will be on the threshold; For He has uncovered the cedar work. – Zephaniah 2:14

Bible Verses About Work in Haggai

So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of armies, their God, – Haggai 1:14

But now take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord, ‘take courage also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land take courage,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ declares the Lord of armies. – Haggai 2:4

Then Haggai responded and said, “‘So is this people. And so is this nation before Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. – Haggai 2:14

I struck you and every work of your hands with scorching wind, mildew, and hail; yet you did not come back to Me,’ declares the Lord. – Haggai 2:17

Bible Verses About Work in Matthew

Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16

Then He *said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. – Matthew 9:37

Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” – Matthew 9:38

or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is deserving of his support. – Matthew 10:10

Now while in prison, John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples, – Matthew 11:2

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” – Matthew 14:2

saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’ – Matthew 20:12

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ – Matthew 21:28

Bible Verses About Work in Mark

And King Herod heard about it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.” – Mark 6:14

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.]] [[And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself also sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]] – Mark 16:20

Bible Verses About Work in Luke

Simon responded and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.” – Luke 5:5

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days during which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” – Luke 13:14

Bible Verses About Work in John

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work. – John 4:34

But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” – John 5:17

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. – John 5:20

But the testimony I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me. – John 5:36

Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.” – John 6:27

Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” – John 6:28

Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” – John 6:29

So they said to Him, “What then are You doing as a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? – John 6:30

So His brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. – John 7:3

Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. – John 9:3

We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. – John 9:4

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. – John 10:25

Jesus replied to them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” – John 10:32

The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning You for a good work, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.” – John 10:33

If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; – John 10:37

but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” – John 10:38

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works. – John 14:10

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. – John 14:11

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father. – John 14:12

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. – John 15:24

I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do. – John 17:4

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved *said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. – John 21:7

Bible Verses About Work in Acts

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. – Acts 7:41

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for the work to which I have called them.” – Acts 13:2

‘Look, you scoffers, and be astonished, and perish; For I am accomplishing a work in your days, A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’” – Acts 13:41

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished. – Acts 14:26

But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. – Acts 15:38

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked together, for they were tent-makers by trade. – Acts 18:3

he gathered these men together with the workmen of similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this business. – Acts 19:25

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” – Acts 20:35

Bible Verses About Work in Romans

in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, – Romans 2:15

because by the works of the Law none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes knowledge of sin. – Romans 3:20

Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. – Romans 3:27

For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. – Romans 3:28

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. – Romans 4:2

Now to the one who works, the wages are not credited as a favor, but as what is due. – Romans 4:4

But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, – Romans 4:5

just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: – Romans 4:6

For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were brought to light by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death. – Romans 7:5

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. – Romans 8:28

for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, – Romans 9:11

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though they could by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, – Romans 9:32

But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, since otherwise grace is no longer grace. – Romans 11:6

or the one who exhorts, in the work of exhortation; the one who gives, with generosity; the one who is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. – Romans 12:8

Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the person who eats and causes offense. – Romans 14:20

Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, – Romans 16:3

Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. – Romans 16:6

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. – Romans 16:9

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord. – Romans 16:12

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen. – Romans 16:21

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Corinthians

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. – 1 Corinthians 3:9

each one’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work. – 1 Corinthians 3:13

If anyone’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. – 1 Corinthians 3:14

If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet only so as through fire. – 1 Corinthians 3:15

and we labor, working with our own hands; when we are verbally abused, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; – 1 Corinthians 4:12

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? – 1 Corinthians 9:1

Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working? – 1 Corinthians 9:6

There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. – 1 Corinthians 12:6

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. – 1 Corinthians 12:11

All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? – 1 Corinthians 12:29

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 15:58

Now if Timothy comes, see that he has no reason to be afraid while among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I also am. – 1 Corinthians 16:10

I urge that you also be subject to such as these and to everyone who helps in the work and labors. – 1 Corinthians 16:16

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Corinthians

Not that we domineer over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm. – 2 Corinthians 1:24

So death works in us, but life in you. – 2 Corinthians 4:12

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— 2 Corinthians 6:1

So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well. – 2 Corinthians 8:6

But just as you excel in everything, in faith, speaking, knowledge, and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you also excel in this gracious work. – 2 Corinthians 8:7

and not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our readiness, – 2 Corinthians 8:19

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ. – 2 Corinthians 8:23

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. – 2 Corinthians 11:13

Bible Verses About Work in Galatians

(for He who was at work for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised was at work for me also to the Gentiles), – Galatians 2:8

nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified. – Galatians 2:16

This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? – Galatians 3:2

So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? – Galatians 3:5

For all who are of works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.” – Galatians 3:10

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love. – Galatians 5:6

But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting, but to himself alone, and not to another. – Galatians 6:4

Bible Verses About Work in Ephesians

In Him we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will, – Ephesians 1:11

and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might – Ephesians 1:19

in which you previously walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. – Ephesians 2:2

not a result of works, so that no one may boast. – Ephesians 2:9

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. – Ephesians 2:10

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power. – Ephesians 3:7

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, – Ephesians 3:20

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; – Ephesians 4:12

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. – Ephesians 4:16

Bible Verses About Work in Philippians

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus. – Philippians 1:6

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; – Philippians 2:12

for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure. – Philippians 2:13

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need, – Philippians 2:25

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to compensate for your absence in your service to me. – Philippians 2:30

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; – Philippians 3:2

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also, help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement as well as the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. – Philippians 4:3

Bible Verses About Work in Colossians

so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; – Colossians 1:10

For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His power which works mightily within me. – Colossians 1:29

having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. – Colossians 2:12

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, – Colossians 3:23

and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. – Colossians 4:11

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Thessalonians

constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, – 1 Thessalonians 1:3

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our labor and hardship: it was by working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, that we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. – 1 Thessalonians 2:9

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe. – 1 Thessalonians 2:13

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the benefit of your faith, – 1 Thessalonians 3:2

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you, – 1 Thessalonians 4:11

and that you regard them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. – 1 Thessalonians 5:13

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Thessalonians

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will consider you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, – 2 Thessalonians 1:11

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is removed. – 2 Thessalonians 2:7

comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. – 2 Thessalonians 2:17

nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; – 2 Thessalonians 3:8

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. – 2 Thessalonians 3:10

For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. – 2 Thessalonians 3:11

Now we command and exhort such persons in the Lord Jesus Christ to work peacefully and eat their own bread. – 2 Thessalonians 3:12

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Timothy

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. – 1 Timothy 2:10

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. – 1 Timothy 3:1

having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work. – 1 Timothy 5:10

The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. – 1 Timothy 5:17

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, – 1 Timothy 6:18

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Timothy

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, – 2 Timothy 1:9

The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops. – 2 Timothy 2:6

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be an implement for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. – 2 Timothy 2:21

so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:17

But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. – 2 Timothy 4:5

Bible Verses About Work in Titus

to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. – Titus 2:5

Bible Verses About Work in Philemon

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, – Philemon 1:1

as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. – Philemon 1:24

Bible Verses About Work in Hebrews

And, “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands; – Hebrews 1:10

Where your fathers put Me to the test, And saw My works for forty years. – Hebrews 3:9

For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. – Hebrews 4:3

For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; – Hebrews 4:4

For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. – Hebrews 4:10

Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, – Hebrews 6:1

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints. – Hebrews 6:10

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? – Hebrews 9:14

equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. – Hebrews 13:21

Bible Verses About Work in James

What use is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him? – James 2:14

In the same way, faith also, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. – James 2:17

But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” – James 2:18

But are you willing to acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless? – James 2:20

Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? – James 2:21

You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; – James 2:22

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. – James 2:24

In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? – James 2:25

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. – James 2:26

Bible Verses About Work in 1 Peter

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. – 1 Peter 1:2

If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; – 1 Peter 1:17

Bible Verses About Work in 2 Peter

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be discovered. – 2 Peter 3:10

Bible Verses About Work in 1 John

the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. – 1 John 3:8

Bible Verses About Work in 3 John

Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may prove to be fellow workers with the truth. – 3 John 1:8

Bible Verses About Work in Revelation

The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands so as not to worship demons and the idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; – Revelation 9:20

And they *sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations! – Revelation 15:3

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work deserves. – Revelation 22:12

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