The Bible teaches that diligent work is a vital aspect of a Christian's life, reflecting their character and responsibility. In 1 Timothy, a bishop is instructed to be a hard worker, while 1 Thessalonians encourages believers to work quietly and mind their own business. Proverbs emphasizes the importance of diligent labor, warning that laziness leads to poverty and praising the diligent for their prosperity. The value of working with integrity is also highlighted, as seen in the wisdom of Proverbs and the guidance of 2 Peter, which stresses the importance of living a virtuous life.
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An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.