100 Bible Verses about a Man Working

Here are 100 Bible verses about a man working, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

1 Timothy 3:2 KJV

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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Genesis 2:15 KJV

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

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Ephesians 4:28 KJV

²⁸ Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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Proverbs 14:23 KJV

²³ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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2 Thessalonians 3:10 KJV

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

⁸ But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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Exodus 20:9 KJV

⁹ Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

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Proverbs 12:11 KJV

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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Proverbs 13:4 KJV

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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Proverbs 22:29 KJV

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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Proverbs 16:3 KJV

³ Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 KJV

¹¹ And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; ¹² That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Proverbs 6:6-8 KJV

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: ⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, ⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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Colossians 3:23 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

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Colossians 3:23-24 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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Proverbs 10:4 KJV

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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2 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV

¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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Proverbs 10:4-5 KJV

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. ⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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Proverbs 18:9 KJV

⁹ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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Proverbs 12:24 KJV

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11 KJV

¹¹ And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

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Titus 3:14 KJV

¹⁴ And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Proverbs 28:19 KJV

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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2 Peter 1:21 KJV

²¹ For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 KJV

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. ¹¹ For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. ¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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Proverbs 30:5-6 KJV

⁵ Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. ⁶ Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

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2 Kings 2:23-24 KJV

²³ And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. ²⁴ And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

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1 John 5:19 KJV

¹⁹ And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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Ecclesiastes 3:22 KJV

²² Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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Exodus 20:8-11 KJV

⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. ⁹ Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: ¹⁰ But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: ¹¹ For in six days the Lord made heaven and …

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Proverbs 12:27 KJV

²⁷ The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

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Luke 4:4 KJV

⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

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2 Thessalonians 3:8 KJV

⁸ Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

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Matthew 5:18 KJV

¹⁸ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 KJV

¹² I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. ¹³ And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

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Genesis 1:1 KJV

¹ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Ecclesiastes 3:13 KJV

¹³ And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

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Proverbs 24:30-34 KJV

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; ³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. ³² Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. ³³ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding …

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Proverbs 21:25 KJV

²⁵ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

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1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

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2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 KJV

⁷ For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; ⁸ Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: ⁹ Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

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Ecclesiastes 5:18 KJV

¹⁸ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

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Psalm 90:17 KJV

¹⁷ And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

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2 Thessalonians 3:7-8 KJV

⁷ For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; ⁸ Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

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Ephesians 6:7 KJV

⁷ With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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Ecclesiastes 5:12 KJV

¹² The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

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Genesis 3:19 KJV

¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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Titus 2:7-8 KJV

⁷ In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, ⁸ Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

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2 Timothy 2:16-21 KJV

¹⁶ But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. ¹⁷ And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; ¹⁸ Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. ¹⁹ Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord …

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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

¹⁵ Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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Colossians 3:24 KJV

²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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Colossians 3:17 KJV

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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1 Corinthians 16:14 KJV

¹⁴ Let all your things be done with charity.

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Acts 20:28 KJV

²⁸ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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John 6:27 KJV

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Proverbs 13:11 KJV

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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1 Peter 1:23 KJV

²³ Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

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Hebrews 4:6-9 KJV

⁶ Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: ⁷ Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. ⁸ For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. …

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2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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Acts 20:35 KJV

³⁵ I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Proverbs 24:27 KJV

²⁷ Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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Exodus 23:10-12 KJV

¹⁰ And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: ¹¹ But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. ¹² Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox …

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Genesis 3:17-19 KJV

¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; ¹⁸ Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; ¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt …

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2 John 1:8 KJV

⁸ Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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1 Peter 3:13 KJV

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

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Galatians 6:4-5 KJV

⁴ But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. ⁵ For every man shall bear his own burden.

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2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV

⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

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1 Corinthians 15:2 KJV

² By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

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John 14:12 KJV

¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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John 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

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Matthew 13:10-13 KJV

¹⁰ And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? ¹¹ He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. ¹² For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. …

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Matthew 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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Ecclesiastes 5:19 KJV

¹⁹ Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

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Ecclesiastes 4:9 KJV

⁹ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

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Proverbs 21:5-8 KJV

⁵ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. ⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. ⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. ⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

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Deuteronomy 24:14 KJV

¹⁴ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

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Genesis 2:3 KJV

³ And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

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Revelation 22:18 KJV

¹⁸ For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

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Hebrews 6:10 KJV

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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Hebrews 4:9-10 KJV

⁹ There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. ¹⁰ For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

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Colossians 3:22-24 KJV

²² Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; ²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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Ephesians 2:10 KJV

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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1 Corinthians 4:12 KJV

¹² And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

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Romans 1:16 KJV

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Acts 20:24 KJV

²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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John 1:14 KJV

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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Proverbs 6:6-11 KJV

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: ⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, ⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. ⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands …

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Psalm 138:2 KJV

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

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Numbers 16:28 KJV

²⁸ And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

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Genesis 1:31 KJV

³¹ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

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2 Timothy 2:6 KJV

⁶ The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

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Colossians 3:23-25 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵ But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

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