Bible Verses About Industry

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

Poor is he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

Lambs are for thy clothing, And the price of the field are he-goats,

And a sufficiency of goats' milk is for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!

The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out--each one shouting,

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands.

She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.

She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.

Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.

Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.

She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.

Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.