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Genesis 2:15Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.Deuteronomy 5:13Six days you shall labor and do all your work,1 Kings 11:28Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.Proverbs 13:11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.Proverbs 13:23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.Proverbs 14:23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Proverbs 16:26A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.Proverbs 27:23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;Proverbs 27:24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.Proverbs 27:25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,Proverbs 27:26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.Proverbs 27:27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.Proverbs 30:25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;Proverbs 30:26the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;Proverbs 30:27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;Proverbs 30:28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.Proverbs 31:13She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.Proverbs 31:14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.Proverbs 31:15She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.Proverbs 31:16She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.Proverbs 31:17She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.Proverbs 31:18She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.Proverbs 31:19She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.Proverbs 31:20She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.Proverbs 31:21When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.Proverbs 31:22She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.Proverbs 31:23Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.Proverbs 31:24She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.Proverbs 31:25Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.Proverbs 31:26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Proverbs 31:27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.Ecclesiastes 1:3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?Ecclesiastes 2:10Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.Ecclesiastes 2:11Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.Ecclesiastes 2:17So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.Ecclesiastes 2:20So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.Ecclesiastes 2:21When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.Ecclesiastes 2:22For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.Ecclesiastes 11:4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.Acts 18:3and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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