Nehemiah 6:3

So I sent messengers to them, replying "I am involved in a great endeavor, so I can't leave. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?"

Proverbs 14:15

An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.

Matthew 10:16

"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

Luke 14:30

and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'

John 9:4

I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is approaching, when no one can work.

1 Timothy 4:15-16

Think on these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress.

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Summary

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

Bible References

And i sent

Proverbs 14:15
An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting.
Matthew 10:16
"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

I am doing

Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
Luke 14:30
and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'
John 9:4
I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is approaching, when no one can work.
1 Timothy 4:15
Think on these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress.

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