1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to {your own business}, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
Ephesians 4:28
The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.
1 Peter 4:15
By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled [with] feasts of strife.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better [is] one handful with peace than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.
Lamentations 3:26
[It is] good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.
Luke 12:42-43
And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give [them] [their] food allowance at the right time?
1 Peter 3:4
but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable [quality] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.
Mark 13:34
It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.
Acts 18:3
And because [he] was practicing the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
Acts 20:35
I have shown you [with respect to] all [things] that [by] working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Romans 12:4-8
For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same function,
Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
Romans 15:20
And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,
1 Corinthians 4:12
and we toil, working with our own hands. [When we are] reviled, we bless; [when we are] persecuted, we endure;
2 Corinthians 5:9
Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home [in the body] or absent [from the body], to be acceptable to him.
Colossians 3:22-24
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,
1 Timothy 2:2
on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
1 Timothy 5:13
And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.
Titus 2:4-10
in order that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands [and to] love their children,
Titus 3:14
But also our [people] must learn to engage in good deeds for necessary needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.
1 Peter 4:10-11
Just as each one has received a gift, [use] it for serving one another, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.