Bible Verses about “toil”

“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.”

“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.”

“If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

“Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.”

“Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.”

“Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?”

“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."”

“Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.”

“It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.”

“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.”

“for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.”

“Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:”

“Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;”

“Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.”

“for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.”

“Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.”

“To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.”

“by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.”

“Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.”

“Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.”

“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”

“Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;”

“put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.”

“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.”

“In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.”

“It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.”

“Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.”

“I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”

“Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.”

“Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:”

“Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.”

“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?”

“Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.”

“Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.”

“Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:”

“"They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."”

“Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.”

“Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.”

“Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.”

“lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.”

“Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.”

“My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:”

“Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!”

“for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.”

“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.”

“An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”

“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.”

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”