Proverbs 16:26
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26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
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7 (A)All the labor of man is for his mouth,
And yet the soul is not satisfied.
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:23 Lit. talk of the lips
Proverbs 9:12
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12 (A)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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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, 9 not because we do not have (B)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are (C)busybodies. 12 Now those who are such we command and [b]exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ (D)that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 encourage
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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