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Want to know what the Bible says about Hard Work? Here are 136 Bible verses about Hard Work from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Genesis 2:5 NIV
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,
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John 6:27 NIV
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
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Proverbs 20:13 NIV
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.
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John 3:32 NIV
He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
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Isaiah 32:18 NIV
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
    in secure homes,
    in undisturbed places of rest.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9 NIV
Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:
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Revelation 1:1 NIV
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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Ecclesiastes 9:9-10 NIV
9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
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Proverbs 30:8-9 NIV
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.
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Isaiah 3:10 NIV
Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
    for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
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