Bible Verses about 'Work'
- May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands. - Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
- There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.
- Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
- All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty. - While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
- Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- “And with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.” - For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does. - Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.
- As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things. - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker,
those who are nothing but potsherds
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,
‘What are you making?’
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’? - Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
- Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.
- So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
- Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
- He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he. - And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
- Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- The Lord will vindicate me;
your love, Lord, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.
Bible verse of the day
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and his ears are attentive to their cry.