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 scorn, you alone shall bear it.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is gain, but the talk of the lips tends 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 try earnestly to be quiet and to do 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 freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you
General references
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.