Psalm 104:23
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23 Then people go off to their work,
where they labor until evening.
Genesis 3:19
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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.”
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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Ecclesiastes 5:12
New Living Translation
12 People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep.
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Judges 19:16
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16 That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
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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. 9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. 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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