Proverbs 14:4

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Without oxen, the manger is empty, but abundant harvests come through the strength of an ox.

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  • 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest. 11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.
  • Amos 4:6 : 6 I also gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD.

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    4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

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  • Prov 27:23
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    23Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.

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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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