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And Noah began to till the soil, and he planted a vineyard:
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them:
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Agriculture or husbandry » Requires » Diligence in, abundantly recompensed
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for lack of justice.
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after worthless pursuits shall have poverty enough.
For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God:
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Are a proof of folly
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Business life » Fidelity » Industry
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Following » Those that follow vain people
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after worthless pursuits shall have poverty enough.
Industry » Commended
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Labor » Those that labor
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after worthless pursuits shall have poverty enough.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
Understanding » Who is void of understanding
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto licentiousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
But whosoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.
Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
They that make a graven image are all of them nothing; and their precious things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. Who fashions a god, or molds a graven image, that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame: and the workmen, they are mere men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be put to shame together. read more.
The blacksmith with the tongs works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fashions it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. He hews himself down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he secures for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants a pine, and the rain does nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yea, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yea, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a graven image, and falls down to it. He burns part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts a roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his graven image: he falls down unto it, and worships it, and prays unto it, and says, Deliver me; for you are my god. They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon its coals; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to a block of wood?
The blacksmith with the tongs works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fashions it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. He hews himself down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he secures for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants a pine, and the rain does nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yea, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yea, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a graven image, and falls down to it. He burns part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts a roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his graven image: he falls down unto it, and worships it, and prays unto it, and says, Deliver me; for you are my god. They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon its coals; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to a block of wood?
Evil men understand not justice: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Many shall be purified, and made white, and refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Vanity » Fools follow those given to
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Virtues » Industry » Commended
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
physical Work » Industry in » Commended
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.