"The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied." - Proverbs 13:4 (NIV)
"Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well." - Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NIV)
"In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, labouring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."" - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10 (NIV)
Proverbs is becoming one of my favourite books of the Bible, alongside Psalms, Romans and James. and 1 and 2 Corinthians.
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