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Proverbs 16:26
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Proverbs 16:26
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26 The appetite of workers works for them;
their hunger urges them on.
Proverbs 16:26
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Proverbs 16:26
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26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
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7 All human toil is for the mouth, yet the appetite is not satisfied.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
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7 Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,
yet their appetite is never satisfied.(A)
Proverbs 14:23
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Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only 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 9:12
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Proverbs 9:12
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12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.(A)
Proverbs 9:12
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Proverbs 9:12
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12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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8 and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you.(A) 9 This was not because we do not have that right but in order to give you an example to imitate.(B) 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: anyone unwilling to work should not eat. 11 For we hear that some of you are living irresponsibly, mere busybodies, not doing any work.(C) 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.(D)
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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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. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(B) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(C) 10 For even when we were with you,(D) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(E) shall not eat.”
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(F) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(G) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(H)
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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11 to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,(A) 12 so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.(B)
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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.
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