Bible Verses for Workaholism
You have built your identity so completely around your productivity that rest feels like failure, and the relationships and health you are neglecting keep sending invoices you are not yet ready to open.
What the Bible Says
Scripture provides guidance for those struggling with workaholism. God's word brings comfort, direction, and hope.
Key Verses
> PSA 127:2 — "It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."
> GEN 2:2 — "And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made."
> MAT 6:33 — "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
> MRK 6:31 — "And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat."
> EXO 20:8 — "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."