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 are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].
Proverbs 14:23
In all toil, there is profit, but the {talk} of lips [leads] only to poverty.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
All of a man's toil [is] for his mouth-- yet his appetite is never satisfied.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to {your own business}, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
2 Thessalonians 3:8
nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, [we were] working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,
General references
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].