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Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.
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- Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)
Proverbs 14:23
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Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]idle chatter leads only to poverty.
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- Proverbs 14:23 Lit. talk of the lips
Proverbs 14:23
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Proverbs 14:23
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23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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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, 12 (C)that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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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, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(B) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
Psalm 128:2
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Psalm 128:2
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- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
Psalm 128:2
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Psalm 128:2
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Ephesians 4:28
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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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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)
2 Thessalonians 3:8
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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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,
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
2 Thessalonians 3:8
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
Proverbs 9:6
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Proverbs 9:6
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6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:6
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Proverbs 9:6
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Proverbs 14:4
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Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
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- Proverbs 14:4 manger or feed trough
Proverbs 14:4
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Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox(A) come abundant harvests.
Proverbs 7:7
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Proverbs 7:7
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7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,
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- Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 7:7 lacking
Proverbs 7:7
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Proverbs 7:7
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7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:20
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Proverbs 13:20
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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Genesis 3:19
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Genesis 3:19
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19 (A)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(B)For dust you are,
And (C)to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3:19
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Genesis 3:19
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Titus 1:10-11
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Titus 1:10-11
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The Elders’ Task
10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle (A)talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (B)for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Titus 1:10-11
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Titus 1:10-11
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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
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