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.
General references
Bible References
That
Genesis 3:19
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
General references
Exodus 5:17
But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
Psalm 104:23
Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.