100 Bible Verses about Hard Work (KJV)

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

Colossians 3:23 KJV

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

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Proverbs 13:4 KJV

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

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Proverbs 14:23 KJV

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

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

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

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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 KJV

¹⁰For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. ¹¹For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. ¹²Now 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 16:3 KJV

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

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Proverbs 12:24 KJV

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

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Philippians 2:14-15 KJV

¹⁴Do all things without murmurings and disputings: ¹⁵That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV

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

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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 KJV

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

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV

¹⁰Whatsoever 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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1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

⁸But 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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2 Timothy 2:6 KJV

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

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Colossians 3:17 KJV

¹⁷And 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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Proverbs 12:11 KJV

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

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Galatians 6:9 KJV

⁹And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Proverbs 6:6-8 KJV

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

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Colossians 3:24 KJV

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

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Titus 2:7-8 KJV

⁷In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, ⁸Sound 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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Genesis 2:15 KJV

¹⁵And 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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Colossians 3:23-24 KJV

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

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Acts 20:35 KJV

³⁵I 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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Ephesians 4:28 KJV

²⁸Let 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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Psalm 128:2 KJV

²For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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Psalm 90:17 KJV

¹⁷And 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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Ephesians 6:7 KJV

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

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹For 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 6:10-12 KJV

¹⁰Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: ¹¹So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. ¹²A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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John 5:17 KJV

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

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Proverbs 22:29 KJV

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

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Matthew 5:16 KJV

¹⁶Let 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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1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV

⁵⁸Therefore, 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 18:9 KJV

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

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Proverbs 13:11 KJV

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

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2 Thessalonians 3:10 KJV

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

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Romans 12:11 KJV

¹¹Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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Proverbs 10:4 KJV

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

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Isaiah 41:13 KJV

¹³For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

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2 Timothy 4:7 KJV

⁷I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

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

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Romans 12:11-12 KJV

¹¹Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; ¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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Psalm 37:5 KJV

⁵Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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Proverbs 21:5 KJV

⁵The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

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James 2:17 KJV

¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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Ephesians 5:15-17 KJV

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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Ephesians 2:10 KJV

¹⁰For 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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Ecclesiastes 2:24 KJV

²⁴There 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.

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1 Corinthians 4:12 KJV

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

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Proverbs 20:13 KJV

¹³Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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Proverbs 10:4-5 KJV

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

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Genesis 1:31 KJV

³¹And 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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John 6:27 KJV

²⁷Labour 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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Jeremiah 31:16-17 KJV

¹⁶Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. ¹⁷And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

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Psalm 138:8 KJV

⁸The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 KJV

¹²I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. ¹³And 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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2 Chronicles 15:7 KJV

⁷Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Nehemiah 4:6 KJV

⁶So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

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Ephesians 5:15-16 KJV

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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John 3:34 KJV

³⁴For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

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Proverbs 16:26 KJV

²⁶He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

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Jeremiah 29:5 KJV

⁵Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

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Deuteronomy 24:14 KJV

¹⁴Thou 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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Psalm 127:1 KJV

¹Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

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Isaiah 40:31 KJV

³¹But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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Proverbs 24:30-34 KJV

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

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Genesis 2:3 KJV

³And 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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Deuteronomy 15:10 KJV

¹⁰Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

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Proverbs 16:11 KJV

¹¹A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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Proverbs 21:25 KJV

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

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Genesis 3:17-19 KJV

¹⁷And 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; ¹⁸Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; ¹⁹In the sweat of thy face shalt …

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Exodus 18:18-23 KJV

¹⁸Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. ¹⁹Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: ²⁰And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way …

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Proverbs 6:6-11 KJV

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

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Luke 12:48 KJV

⁴⁸But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

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Job 1:10 KJV

¹⁰Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

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Acts 20:33-35 KJV

³³I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. ³⁴Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. ³⁵I 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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Isaiah 54:17 KJV

¹⁷No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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Luke 16:10 KJV

¹⁰He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

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John 4:38 KJV

³⁸I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

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Matthew 25:16-30 KJV

¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. ¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. ¹⁸But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. ¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. …

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Proverbs 12:14 KJV

¹⁴A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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Psalm 37:4 KJV

⁴Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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Romans 16:12 KJV

¹²Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

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Ephesians 6:5-9 KJV

⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; ⁶Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; ⁷With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: ⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man …

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Proverbs 4:16 KJV

¹⁶For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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Philippians 1:13-14 KJV

¹³So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; ¹⁴And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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Leviticus 23:22 KJV

²²And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

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John 4:34 KJV

³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 KJV

¹⁸Behold 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. ¹⁹Every 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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Proverbs 17:27 KJV

²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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Psalm 119:66 KJV

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

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Hebrews 3:13-14 KJV

¹³But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. ¹⁴For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

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Proverbs 23:4 KJV

⁴Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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Proverbs 24:32-34 KJV

³²Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. ³³Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: ³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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1 Corinthians 3:8 KJV

⁸Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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Deuteronomy 28:8 KJV

⁸The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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1 Corinthians 8:1-13 KJV

¹Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. ²And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. ³But if any man love God, the same is known of him. ⁴As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, …

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Psalm 119:55 KJV

⁵⁵I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.

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1 Corinthians 9:27 KJV

²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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