Bible Verses for Labor Day and Work
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 08/27/2026
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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
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God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
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Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
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“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.
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Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.
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Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
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Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
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There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
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Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
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In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.
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Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.
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Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
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Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
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I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
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That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
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This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.
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Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.
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They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.
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All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
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“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
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Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
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Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
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Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
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Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
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By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
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Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.