Proverbs 14:23
New Living Translation
23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
Proverbs 28:19
New Living Translation
19 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
Proverbs 12:24
New Living Translation
24 Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
New Living Translation
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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John 6:27
New Living Translation
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.
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
New Living Translation
3 Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.
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1 Timothy 5:13
New Living Translation
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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Proverbs 10:10
New Living Translation
10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
but a bold reproof promotes peace.[a]
Footnotes
- 10:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
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