Matthew 6:31-33
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31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For (A)the Gentiles seek after all these things, and (B)your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But (C)seek first (D)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (E)and all these things will be added to you.
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Proverbs 13:22
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22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 26:14-16
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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 (A)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is (B)wiser in his own eyes
(C)than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 10:26-27
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
(B)but the years of the wicked will be short.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
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18 Through sloth the roof sinks in,
and through indolence the house leaks.
Proverbs 6:6-9
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6 (A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
7 (E)Without having any chief,
(F)officer, or ruler,
8 she prepares her bread (G)in summer
and (H)gathers her food in harvest.
9 (I)How long will you lie there, (J)O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
Proverbs 31:25-27
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25 (A)Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
(B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (C)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth
Proverbs 12:24
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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather (A)let him labor, (B)doing honest work with his own hands, so (C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: (A)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 11 For we hear that some among you (B)walk in idleness, not busy at work, but (C)busybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[a]
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread
1 Corinthians 15:32
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32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, (A)I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, (B)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
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1 Timothy 4:11
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11 Command and teach (A)these things.
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