Jesus On Work
Matthew 21:28-32 (KJV)
28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Work In The New Testament
James 5:1-5 (KJV)
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
Work In The Old Testament
Genesis 2:2 (KJV)
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Proverbs 10:4-5 (NIV1984)
4 Lazy hands make a man poor,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 12:11 (NIV1984)
11 He who works his land will have abundant food,
but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 12:24 (NIV1984)
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:27 (NIV1984)
27 The lazy man does not roast his game,
but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
Proverbs 18:9 (NIV1984)
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
Proverbs 24:30-34 (NIV1984)
30 I went past the field of the sluggard,
past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
34 and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 27:23-24 (NIV1984)
but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 12:24 (NIV1984)
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:27 (NIV1984)
27 The lazy man does not roast his game,
but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
Proverbs 18:9 (NIV1984)
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
Proverbs 24:30-34 (NIV1984)
30 I went past the field of the sluggard,
past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
34 and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 27:23-24 (NIV1984)
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 (KJV)
24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 (NIV1984)
18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag;
if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
Scripture contributions for May 2012 by: Paul Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Shirley Blacklock, Linda Anderson
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 (KJV)
24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 (NIV1984)
18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag;
if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
Scripture contributions for May 2012 by: Paul Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Shirley Blacklock, Linda Anderson
