Industry

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Bible verses about “Industry”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Genesis 2:15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
• Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
• Exodus 35:2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 5:13Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
• Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
• Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
• Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
• Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
• Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
• Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
• Proverbs 13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
• Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
• Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
• Proverbs 16:26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
• Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
• Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
• Proverbs 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
• Proverbs 27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
• Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
• Proverbs 27:25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
• Proverbs 27:26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
• Proverbs 27:27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
• Proverbs 28:19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
• Proverbs 30:25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
• Proverbs 30:26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
• Proverbs 30:27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
• Proverbs 30:28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
• Proverbs 31:13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
• Proverbs 31:14She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
• Proverbs 31:15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
• Proverbs 31:16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
• Proverbs 31:17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
• Proverbs 31:18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
• Proverbs 31:19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
• Proverbs 31:20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
• Proverbs 31:21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
• Proverbs 31:22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
• Proverbs 31:23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
• Proverbs 31:24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.