Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
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19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.(A)
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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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.(A) 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.(B)
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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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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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3 For dreams come with many cares, and a fool’s voice with many words.
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Hebrews 6:10-11
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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A) 11 And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end,(B)
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Proverbs 10:10
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Footnotes
- 10.10 Gk: Heb but one with foolish lips will come to ruin
1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idle, gadding about from house to house, and they are not merely idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say.(A)
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