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 you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scoff, you alone shall bear it.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
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 you study to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
2 Thessalonians 3:8
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing; but worked with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you:
General references
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scoff, you alone shall bear it.