Proverbs 12:11
New Living Translation
11 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
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 14:23
New Living Translation
23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
New Living Translation
11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. 12 Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.
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Psalm 128:2
New Living Translation
2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
How joyful and prosperous you will be!
Ephesians 4:28
New Living Translation
28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
New Living Translation
8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.
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Proverbs 9:6
New Living Translation
6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
learn to use good judgment.”
Proverbs 14:4
New Living Translation
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean,
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
Proverbs 7:7
New Living Translation
7 I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Proverbs 13:20
New Living Translation
20 Walk with the wise and become wise;
associate with fools and get in trouble.
Genesis 3:19
New Living Translation
19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”
Titus 1:10-11
New Living Translation
10 For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. 11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
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