Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 28:19
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
John 6:27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him.”
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
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Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit is there for the worker from that in which he labors?
Isaiah 19:15
There will be no work for Egypt
Which head or tail, [high] palm branch or [low] bulrush, may do.
There will be no work for Egypt
Which head or tail, [high] palm branch or [low] bulrush, may do.