Labour in the Bible: 89 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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labour KJV

“Labour” is in the King James Bible 89 times, in 87 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

עמל ‛âmâl 25 times
יגיע yegı̂ya‛ 12 times
κοπιάω kopiaō 11 times
κόπος kopos 8 times
יגע yâga‛ 8 times
ילד yâlad 2 times
עבד ‛âbad 2 times
עמל ‛âmal 2 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 2 times
פּעלּה pe‛ûllâh 2 times
ἐργάζομαι ergazomai 1 time
ἔργον ergon 1 time

14 more, less often

μοί moi 1 time
σπουδάζω spoudazō 1 time
συνεργός sunergos 1 time
φιλοτιμέομαι philotimeomai 1 time
אוּץ 'ûts 1 time
גּיח גּח gı̂yach gôach 1 time
יגע yâgêa‛ 1 time
יד yâd 1 time
מלאכה melâ'kâh 1 time
מעשׂה ma‛ăśeh 1 time
סבל sâbal 1 time
עבדה עבודה ‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh 1 time
עמל ‛âmêl 1 time
עצב ‛etseb 1 time

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Proverbs

10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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