I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil - this is the gift of God."Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."Proverbs 16:3
"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."1 Corinthians "16:14
"Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor."Proverbs 12:24
"And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."2 Corinthians 9:8
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."2 Timothy 2:15
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"Matthew 6:26
"This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them-for this is their lot."Ecclesiastes 5:18
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."Acts 20:24
"And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person's envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind."Ecclesiastes 4:4
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.2 Timothy 3:16-17
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." Hebrews 4:9-10