Proverbs 12:11
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11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 28:19
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19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]idle chatter leads only to poverty.
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- Proverbs 14:23 Lit. talk of the lips
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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Psalm 128:2
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Footnotes
- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather (A)let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something (B)to give him who has need.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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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,
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
Proverbs 9:6
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6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 manger or feed trough
Proverbs 7:7
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7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 7:7 lacking
Proverbs 13:20
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20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Genesis 3:19
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19 (A)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(B)For dust you are,
And (C)to dust you shall return.”
Titus 1:10-11
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The Elders’ Task
10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle (A)talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (B)for the sake of dishonest gain.
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