Proverbs 16:26
The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
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- Eccl 6:7 : 7 All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.
- 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that ye studie to be quiet, & to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commaunded you, 12 That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you.
- 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you. 9 Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs. 10 For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate. 11 For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies. 12 Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
- Prov 9:12 : 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
- Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
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7 All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.
- Prov 21:25-262 verses75%
25 The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.
26 He coueteth euermore greedily, but the righteous giueth and spareth not.
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23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
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4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
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16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.
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19 He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
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11 The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
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6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.
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11 He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.
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9 What profite hath hee that worketh of the thing wherein he trauaileth?
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25 There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
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14 A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.
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15 Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
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15 The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.
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27 A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
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18 For the Scripture sayeth, Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthie of his wages.
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12 (5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.
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4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
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20 With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
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27 Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
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27 The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
- Eccl 2:21-222 verses71%
21 For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.
22 For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?
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2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
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18 He shal restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, & he shal enioy it no more.
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8 There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
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4 But let euery man prooue his owne worke: and then shal he haue reioycing in himselfe onely and not in another.
5 For euery man shall beare his owne burden.
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2 When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee.
- Eccl 2:24-252 verses70%
24 There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.
25 For who could eate, and who could haste to outward things more then I?
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5 The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.
6 Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.
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5 The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
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8 Prepareth her meat in the sommer, & gathereth her foode in haruest.
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7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne coste? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?
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18 (5:17) Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.
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25 The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
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16 (5:15) And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?
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4 Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.
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16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
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2 Wherefore doe ye lay out siluer and not for bread? and your labour without being satisfied? hearken diligently vnto me, and eate that which is good, and let your soule delite in fatnes.
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19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
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11 Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
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6 Ye haue sowen much, and bring in litle: ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not filled: ye clothe you, but ye be not warme: and he that earneth wages, putteth the wages into a broken bagge.
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9 He also that is slouthfull in his worke, is euen the brother of him that is a great waster.
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10 For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.
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4 The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
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24 The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not put it to his mouth againe.