Work weaves through our lives, shaping who we are and how we contribute to the world. The Bible offers rich insights into work’s value, teaching us it’s more than a task—it’s an act of faith and purpose. These 160 Bible verses about work provides comfort and motivation regardless of our professional state. Let’s discover together how work, in all its forms, is a sacred part of our journey with God, inviting us to fulfill our potential with integrity and dedication.

Diligence and Hard Work

• Proverbs 12:24 – The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.
• Proverbs 13:4 – A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
• Colossians 3:23 – Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
• Proverbs 14:23 – All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 – For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
• Proverbs 6:6-8 – Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
• Proverbs 12:11 – “Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.”
• Proverbs 10:4-5 – Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58 – Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
• Proverbs 20:13 – “Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.”

Integrity and Honesty at Work

• Proverbs 11:1 – The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him.
• Ephesians 4:28 – Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
• Leviticus 19:35-36 – Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.
• Proverbs 16:11 – Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
• Titus 2:7-8 – In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
• Proverbs 12:22 – The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
• Proverbs 21:6 – A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
• 2 Corinthians 8:21 – For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.
• Luke 16:10 – Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
• Proverbs 28:6 – Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

Rest and Sabbath

• Exodus 20:8-10 – Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
• Psalm 127:2 – In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves.
• Hebrews 4:9-10 – There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works.
• Mark 2:27 – Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
• Exodus 33:14 – The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
• Exodus 34:21 – Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
• Leviticus 23:3 – There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly.
• Psalm 23:2 – He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.
• Matthew 11:28-29 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Psalm 4:8 – In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Service and Helping Others

• Galatians 5:13 – You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
• Philippians 2:3-4 – Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.
• 1 Peter 4:10 – Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
• Matthew 20:26-28 – Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.
• Proverbs 3:27 – Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
• Hebrews 6:10 – 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.
• Luke 3:10-11 – “What should we do then?” the crowd asked. John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
• Proverbs 11:25 – A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
• Matthew 25:35-36 – For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.
• Acts 20:35 – In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Wisdom and Guidance in Work

• Proverbs 2:6 – For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• James 1:5 – If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
• Proverbs 16:3 – Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
• Psalm 37:23-24 – The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
• Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
• Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 – A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God.
• Proverbs 4:25-27 – Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
• Proverbs 8:10-11 – Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
• Psalm 90:17 – 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.
• Proverbs 24:30-34 – “I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.”

Wealth, Prosperity, and Work

• Proverbs 10:22 – The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
• Deuteronomy 8:18 – But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
• Ecclesiastes 5:19 – Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.
• Proverbs 13:22 – A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
• Malachi 3:10 – Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
• Proverbs 14:24 – The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
• Ecclesiastes 3:13 – That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
• Proverbs 28:19 – “Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.”
• Psalm 112:1-3 – Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 – Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Stewardship and Responsibility

• Matthew 25:21 – “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!'”
• Luke 16:10-12 – “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:2 – “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”
• Titus 1:7 – “For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.”
• Proverbs 27:18 – “The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.”
• Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
• Colossians 3:23-24 – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
• Luke 12:42-44 – “The Lord answered, ‘Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?'”
• Proverbs 27:23-24 – “Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.”
• Matthew 24:45-47 – “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?”

Faith and Work

• James 2:17 – “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
• Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
• Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
• 2 Corinthians 9:8 – “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.”
• Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.”
• 1 Timothy 5:8 – “Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
• Galatians 6:4-5 – “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.”
• Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Leadership and Guidance

• Proverbs 11:14 – “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.”
• Proverbs 15:22 – “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”
• Proverbs 14:4 – “Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.”
• Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
• 1 Timothy 3:1-2 – “Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.”
• Proverbs 24:27 – “Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.”
• Titus 1:7-9 – “Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.”
• 1 Peter 5:2-3 – “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve.”
• Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
• Acts 20:28 – “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.”

Contentment in Work

• Philippians 4:11-12 – “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”
• 1 Timothy 6:6-8 – “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”
• Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.”
• Luke 3:14 – “Then some soldiers asked him, ‘And what should we do?’ He replied, ‘Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.'”
• Hebrews 13:5 – “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'”
• Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
• Ecclesiastes 4:6 – “Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.”
• Proverbs 15:16 – “Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.”
• Proverbs 12:27 – “The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.”