What Does the Bible Say About Hard Work?

Proverbs 14:23

“In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.”

Colossians 3:23

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”

Proverbs 12:11

“Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.”

Ecclesiastes 9:10

“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.”

Proverbs 10:4

“A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Proverbs 13:4

“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10

“For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”