Industry
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Industry’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 68 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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Genesis 2:15 OT
Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
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Exodus 23:12 OT
“Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant, and the alien may be refreshed.
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Exodus 35:2 OT
‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
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You shall labor six days, and do all your work;
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He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
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He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
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The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
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The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
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The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
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The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
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Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
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The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
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Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations. The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in. The…
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One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer. The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks. The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks. You can catch a lizard with your…
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She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands. She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar. She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls. She considers…
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What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
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Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.