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 art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
2 Thessalonians 3:8
neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
General references
Proverbs 9:12
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.