Bible Verses about “not working”
The Bible contains 21 verses about not working across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.”
“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”
“Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
“knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
“For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."”
“Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.”
“For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.”
“For everything spoken by God is possible."”
“Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
“Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”
“The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.”
“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
“Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,”
“a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;”
“so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.”
“The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.”
“But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well.”
“He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.”
“If any man doesn't obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.”
“Don't count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.”