Diligence and industriousness are highly valued in Scripture, with many passages encouraging believers to approach their work with dedication and perseverance. According to Colossians, whatever task is at hand should be done with enthusiasm and diligence, as if working for the Lord Himself. The book of Proverbs offers practical wisdom on the rewards of hard work, noting that the diligent will prosper, while the lazy will struggle. Additionally, Paul's letters, such as 2 Thessalonians and Philippians, emphasize the importance of self-sufficiency and responsible labor, with the former warning against idleness and the latter expressing confidence in God's enabling power.
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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies. We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
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.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.