18 Bible Verses about Employees

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

'For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard, and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,read more.
and to these he said, Go ye -- also ye -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you; and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner. And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle? they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive. And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first. And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary. 'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary, and having received it, they were murmuring against the householder, saying, that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat. 'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me? take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee; is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy is the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

Servants -- to their own masters are to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

'Six days thou dost do thy work, and on the seventh day thou dost rest, so that thine ox and thine ass doth rest, and the son of thine handmaid and the sojourner is refreshed;

six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons -- I do not go out free;

Lo, as eyes of men-servants Are unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant Are unto the hand of her mistress, So are our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.

A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;