Bible verses about "employment" | Darby

¹ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, ² See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, ³ and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work, ⁴ to devise artistic work -- to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper, ⁵ and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber -- to work in all manner of work. ⁶ And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee -- ⁷ the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent, ⁸ and the table and its utensils, and the pure lamp-stand and all its utensils, and the altar of incense; ⁹ and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand; ¹⁰ and the garments of service, both the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests; ¹¹ and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. ¹² And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, ¹³ And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you. ¹⁴ Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples. ¹⁵ Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death. ¹⁶ And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations -- [it is] an everlasting covenant. ¹⁷ It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. ¹⁸ And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

¹⁰ And all who are wise-hearted among you shall come and make all that Jehovah has commanded:

¹⁸ And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him.

⁷ And now send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple and crimson and blue, and experienced in carving, besides the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.

² It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

²⁹ Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

¹⁶ Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

⁷ And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

¹¹ and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you, ¹² that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

¹ Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

¹⁸ But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased [him].

⁸ Remember the sabbath day to hallow it. ⁹ Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; ¹⁰ but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

⁵ And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and in the days that he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

²⁴ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹ Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that *ye* also have a Master in [the] heavens.

⁵ (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

¹⁸ for the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox that treadeth out corn, and, The workman [is] worthy of his hire.

²² Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

¹⁸ Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you in your latter end a hope.

¹⁴ For [it is] as [if] a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance. ¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country. ¹⁶ And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents. ¹⁷ In like manner also he that [had received] the two, [he also] gained two others. ¹⁸ But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. ¹⁹ And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them. ²⁰ And he that had received the five talents came to [him] and brought five other talents, saying, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. ²² And he also that had received the two talents came to [him] and said, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. ²³ His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And he also that had received the one talent coming to [him] said, [My] lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered, ²⁵ and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine. ²⁶ And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered; ²⁷ thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

²³ Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;