2067 verses about Work

He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.

I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.

that I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.

“Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.

then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

Better is he who is little know, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.

There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.

She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.

She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

“Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”

Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!