2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

Genesis 3:19

By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

1 Thessalonians 3:4

For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

Luke 24:44

Now He said to them, These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

John 16:4

But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

Acts 20:18

And when they had come to him, he said to them,“You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Bible References

That

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

General references

Exodus 5:17
But he said, “You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
Psalm 104:23
Man goes forth to his work
And to his labor until evening.
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.