Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

Bible References

General references

Isaiah 9:14
So the Lord cuts off head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
Psalm 128:2
When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.
Habakkuk 3:17
Though the fig tree should not blossom
And there be no fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the olive should fail
And the fields produce no food,
Though the flock should be cut off from the fold
And there be no cattle in the stalls,
Haggai 1:11
I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.”
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,