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8 But now, O Lord,
thou art our father;
we are the clay,
and thou our potter;
and we all are the work of thy hand.
Meaningful work has GOD in it.
Here are beautiful verses to guide us at work.
Colossians 3:2
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2 Set your affection on things above,
not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:17
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17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:23
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23 And whatsoever ye do,
do it heartily,
as to the Lord,
and not unto men;
Proverbs 16:3
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3 Commit thy works unto the Lord,
and thy thoughts shall be established.
Romans 12:1
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12 I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy,
acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
Psalm 1:1-2
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1 Blessed is the man that walketh
not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Philippians 2:13
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13 For it is God which worketh in you
both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 Whether therefore ye eat,
or drink,
or whatsoever ye do,
do all to the glory of God.
Colossians 3:12
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12 Put on therefore,
as the elect of God,
holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies,
kindness,
humbleness of mind,
meekness,
longsuffering;
Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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11 And that ye study to be quiet,
and to do your own business,
and to work with your own hands,
as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without,
and that ye may have lack of nothing.
Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unrighteous
to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his name,
in that ye have ministered to the saints,
and do minister.
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them.
Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord:
but a just weight is his delight.
Psalm 90:17
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17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
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12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet,
whether he eat little or much:
but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
1 Timothy 5:18
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18 For the scripture saith,
thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.
And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows.
Luke 16:10
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10 He that is faithful in that which is least
is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least
is unjust also in much.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 He also that is slothful in his work
is brother to him that is a great waster.
Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Be not deceived;
God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Galatians 6:9
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9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap,
if we faint not.
Deuteronomy 8:18
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18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God:
for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth,
that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers,
as it is this day.
2 Peter 1:5-8
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5 And beside this,
giving all diligence,
add to your faith virtue;
and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance;
and to temperance patience;
and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness;
and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you,
and abound,
they make you
that ye shall neither be barren
nor unfruitful
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that all things work together
for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Updated 12 April 2023
