The word in Scripture

Reward in the Bible

The word reward appears 80 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A reward is what God graciously gives to those who seek and serve Him. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What reward means in the Bible

A reward is what God graciously gives to those who seek and serve Him.

Where the word reward appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word reward appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”Psalms 15:5

“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”Psalms 58:11

“Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”Isaiah 3:11

“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”Matthew 5:12

“And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.”Luke 23:41

“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.”Romans 4:4

“Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.”Hebrews 11:26

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”Revelation 22:12