Proverbs 12:24
The Message
24 The diligent find freedom in their work;
the lazy are oppressed by work.
Proverbs 20:4
The Message
4 A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring
has nothing to harvest in the fall.
Matthew 6:33
The Message
30-33 “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
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