Joshua 18:3

So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you delay going out to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, gave you?

Judges 18:9

They answered, “Come on, let’s go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!

Proverbs 2:2-6

listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Zephaniah 3:16

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

Matthew 20:6

Then about five he went and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’

John 6:27

Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him.”

Philippians 3:13-14

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,

2 Peter 1:10-11

Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

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Joshua 18:3

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

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