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Proverbs 14:23
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Proverbs 14:23
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23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
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.
Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
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 12:24
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Proverbs 12:24
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24 Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.
Proverbs 12:24
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Proverbs 12:24
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24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”
11 Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. 12 We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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10 For even when we were with you,(A) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(B) shall not eat.”
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(C) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(D) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(E)
John 6:27
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John 6:27
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27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[a] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
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- 6:27 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
John 6:27
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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 5:3
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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3 Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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Hebrews 6:10-11
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Hebrews 6:10-11
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10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers,[a] as you still do. 11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.
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- 6:10 Greek for God’s holy people.
Hebrews 6:10-11
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Hebrews 6:10-11
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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(B) for may be fully realized.
Proverbs 10:10
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Proverbs 10:10
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10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
but a bold reproof promotes peace.[a]
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- 10:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 10:10
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Proverbs 10:10
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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
1 Timothy 5:13
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.
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1 Timothy 5:13
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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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