Industry: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

• Gen 2:15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to
• Exo 23:12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must
• Exo 35:2 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day,
• Deu 5:13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
• Pro 10:4, 5 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. / He who
• Pro 12:11, 24, 27 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever
• Pro 13:4, 11, 23 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent
• Pro 14:4, 23 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest
• Pro 16:26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
• Pro 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will
• Pro 21:5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to
• Pro 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the
• Pro 27:23–27 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to
• Pro 28:19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases
• Pro 30:25–28 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their
• Pro 31:13–27 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. / She is like
• Ecc 1:3 What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
• Ecc 2:10, 11, 17–22 Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my
• Ecc 9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in
• Ecc 11:4, 6 He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the
• Rom 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the
• Eph 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good
• 1Th 4:11, 12 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to
• 2Th 3:10–12 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone
• 1Ti 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household,