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 cut off Israel’s head and tail,
palm branch and reed in a single day.
Psalm 128:2
You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.
Proverbs 14:23
There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.
Habakkuk 3:17
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
Haggai 1:11
I have summoned a drought
on the fields and the hills,
on the grain, new wine, olive oil,
and whatever the ground yields,
on man and beast,
and on all that your hands produce.”
1 Thessalonians 4:11
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

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