Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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Bible References
Laboureth
Proverbs 9:12
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to want.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,
2 Thessalonians 3:8
nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:
General references
Proverbs 9:12
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.