The law of sowing and reaping: Bible verses on hard work

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Amazing Bible verses on the importance of work ethic.

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23

Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. Ecclesiastes 11:4

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. Proverbs 12:11

The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 2 Timothy 2:6

Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. Ecclesiastes 11:6

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6:6 -8

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Proverbs 13:4

We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:11-12

Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. 1 Thessalonians 2:9

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. Colossians 3:23-24

Do everything without grumbling or arguing. Philippians 2:14-16

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12

How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 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. Proverbs 6:9-11

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