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Joshua 18:3
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Joshua 18:3
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3 So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you be slack about going in and taking possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?(A)
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Joshua 18:3
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Joshua 18:3
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3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Judges 18:9
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Judges 18:9
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9 They said, “Come, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, but enter in and possess the land.(A)
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Judges 18:9
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Judges 18:9
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9 They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.(A)
Matthew 20:6
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Matthew 20:6
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6 And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’
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Matthew 20:6
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Matthew 20:6
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6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)
Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
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Zephaniah 3:16
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Zephaniah 3:16
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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands grow weak.(A)
Zephaniah 3:16
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Zephaniah 3:16
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16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(A)
2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(C) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(D)
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- 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
Philippians 3:13-14
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Philippians 3:13-14
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13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold[a] of it, but one thing I have laid hold of: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,(A) 14 I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly[b] call of God in Christ Jesus.(B)
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Philippians 3:13-14
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Philippians 3:13-14
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13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(A) and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on(B) toward the goal to win the prize(C) for which God has called(D) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
John 6:27
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John 6:27
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27 Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.”(A)
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John 6:27
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27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(A) to eternal life,(B) which the Son of Man(C) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(D) of approval.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)
Proverbs 2:2-6
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Proverbs 2:2-6
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2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(B)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(C)
Proverbs 2:2-6
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Proverbs 2:2-6
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2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(A)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(B)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(C)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(D)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(E)
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(F)
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