Memorize Scripture

Bible Verses About Work and Diligence

Scripture honors honest work and tells believers to do it for the Lord rather than for people. These passages are for the workplace, the classroom and the home.

When to say them. Say them on the way to work, when a task is dull, and when no one notices what you do.

6 passages to memorize

  1. Colossians 3:23–24 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
    An example of praying it: Lord Christ, you are the one I am serving. Help me work at today’s tasks with my whole being, as for you and not for people, whether anyone notices or not. You have promised an inheritance as my reward. Let that be enough for me.
  2. Proverbs 14:23 There is profit in all labor,but mere talk leads only to poverty.
  3. Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing,but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
  4. Proverbs 6:6–8 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker;observe its ways and become wise.Without a commander,without an overseer or ruler,it prepares its provisions in summer;it gathers its food at harvest.
  5. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

You can pray any of these passages, memorized or not. How to pray scripture.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible or World English Bible, as you choose under “Bible text”. The coach’s voice is computer-generated.