Joshua 18:3
Joshua said to the children of Israel: How long will you neglect to go to possess the land, which Jehovah the God of your fathers has given you?
Judges 18:9
They said: Come and attack Laish. We saw the land, and it is very good. Do not stay here doing nothing. Enter and possess the land.
Proverbs 2:2-6
Pay close attention to wisdom, and let your [mind and] heart (inner being) reach for discernment.
Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The lazy man desires and has nothing. The diligent man will be made rich.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns. But the way of the righteous is a wide path.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you are going.
Zephaniah 3:16
Jerusalem will be told in that day: Do not be afraid, O Zion! Do not loose courage.
Matthew 20:6
The eleventh hour, he saw others doing nothing. He asked: 'Why are you here all the day doing nothing?'
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that offers everlasting life. The Son of man will give you this food. The Father, even God, has set his seal upon him.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I could not yet have obtained it. But one thing I do, I forget the things that are behind, and stretch forward to the things that are ahead.
2 Peter 1:10-11
Brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election (choosing) sure. If you do (practice) (exercise) (apply) these things, you will never stumble!