1 Thessalonians 4:11
Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;
Ephesians 4:28
Let the man who steals steal no longer, but rather let him toil with his hands at honest work, so that he may have something to share with any one in want.
1 Peter 4:15
I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.
Luke 12:42-43
"Who, then," replied the Master, "is that trustworthy steward, the careful man, who will be placed by his master over his establishment, to give them their rations at the proper time?
1 Peter 3:4
but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God's sight.
Mark 13:34
It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge--each having his special duty--and orders the porter to watch.
Acts 18:3
And, since their trade was the same as his, he stayed and worked with them--their trade was tent-making.
Acts 20:35
I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself-- 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Romans 12:4-8
For, just as in the human body there is a union of many parts, and each part has its own function,
Romans 12:11
Never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;
Romans 15:20
Yet always with the ambition to tell the Good News where Christ's name had not previously been heard, so as to avoid building upon another man's foundations.
1 Corinthians 4:12
We work hard, toiling with our own hands. We meet abuse with blessings, we meet persecution with endurance,
2 Corinthians 5:9
Therefore, whether in our home or absent from our home, our one ambition is to please him.
Colossians 3:22-24
Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
For you know well that you ought to follow our example. When we were with you, our life was not ill-ordered,
1 Timothy 2:2
especially for kings and all who are in high positions, in order that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in a deeply religious and reverent spirit.
1 Timothy 5:13
And not only that, but they learn to be idle as they go about from house to house. Nor are they merely idle, but they also become gossips and busy-bodies, and talk of what they ought not.
Titus 2:4-10
that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
Titus 3:14
Let all our People learn to devote themselves to doing good, so as to meet the most pressing needs, and that their lives may not be unfruitful.
1 Peter 4:10-11
Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.