And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Exodus 20:9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs 16:3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever 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.
Ephesians 4:28Let 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.
Colossians 3:23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
1 Timothy 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
1 Timothy 5:8But 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.