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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, (A)to mind your own business, and (B)to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,

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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather (A)let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something (B)to give him who has need.

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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(A) doing something useful with their own hands,(B) that they may have something to share with those in need.(C)

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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 (A)Better a handful with quietness
Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.

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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 Better one handful with tranquillity
    than two handfuls with toil(A)
    and chasing after the wind.

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1 Peter 3:4
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4 rather let it be (A)the hidden person of the heart, with the [a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 3:4 imperishable
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1 Peter 3:4
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4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B)

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Titus 3:14
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14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.

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Titus 3:14
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14 Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good,(A) in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.

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1 Timothy 2:2
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2 (A)for kings and (B)all who are in [a]authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and [b]reverence.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:2 a prominent place
  2. 1 Timothy 2:2 dignity
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1 Timothy 2:2
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2 for kings and all those in authority,(A) that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness(B) and holiness.

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Lamentations 3:26
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26 It is good that one should (A)hope (B)and wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.

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Lamentations 3:26
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26 it is good to wait quietly(A)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(B)

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1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 (A)And we labor, working with our own hands. (B)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

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1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it;

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Proverbs 17:1
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The Lord Tests Hearts

17 Better is (A)a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of [a]feasting with strife.

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  1. Proverbs 17:1 Or sacrificial meals
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)

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1 Peter 4:15
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15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a [a]busybody in other people’s matters.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:15 meddler
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1 Peter 4:15
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15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies(A) who talk nonsense,(B) saying things they ought not to.

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2 Corinthians 5:9
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The Judgment Seat of Christ

9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

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2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
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7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; 8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread [a]free of charge, but worked with (A)labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, 9 not because we do not have (B)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are (C)busybodies. 12 Now those who are such we command and [b]exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ (D)that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
  2. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 encourage
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2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
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7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(A) We were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(B) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(C) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(D) 10 For even when we were with you,(E) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(F) shall not eat.”

11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(G) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(H) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(I)

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