What Does the Bible Say About Professionalism?

Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 74 helpful votes

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 67 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 48 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Romans 10:3 ESV / 47 helpful votes

For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 47 helpful votes

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 46 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 46 helpful votes

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Proverbs 13:4 ESV / 44 helpful votes

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Colossians 3:17 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Proverbs 12:24 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Psalm 90:17 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 34 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Matthew 15:2 ESV / 33 helpful votes

“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”

Ephesians 5:2 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Romans 9:2 ESV / 32 helpful votes

That I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

Romans 1:3 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh

1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

John 3:3 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Romans 12:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

James 1:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

2 Corinthians 6:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

2 Timothy 4:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Romans 9:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

Romans 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

John 3:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Mark 12:30 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

Revelation 14:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

1 Timothy 1:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, ...

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Galatians 6:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Romans 1:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Mark 16:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matthew 15:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

Matthew 4:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Job 42:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Genesis 2:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.

50 Bible Verses about Professionalism

Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 74 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 67 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 60 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 48 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:3 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 46 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:23 ESV / 46 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:4 ESV / 44 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:17 ESV / 42 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:24 ESV / 40 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 39 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 90:17 ESV / 38 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 34 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 15:2 ESV / 33 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:2 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 9:2 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:3 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:3 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 6:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 4:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 9:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 12:30 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 14:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 1:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 6:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 6:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 16:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 15:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 4:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 42:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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