23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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.

7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.

31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

58 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.

14 Do everything in love.

4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest —11 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,17 so that the servant of God "may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,15 so that you may become blameless and pure, "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." "Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.13 That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil —this is the gift of God.

18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them —for this is their lot.

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.

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

8 There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. "For whom am I toiling," he asked, "and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless — a miserable business!

4 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.

11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

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.

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.

9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;10 for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, "just as God did from his.

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.

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?

12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me —the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace.

8 Watch out that you do not lose what we "have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.