Gen 3:19, Judg 19:16, Ecc 5:12, Eph 4:28, 2Th 3:8-12 | ESV | STEP | By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread , till you return to the ground , for out of it you were taken ; for you are dust , and to dust you shall return .

Genesis 3:19

19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
^afor you are dust,
and ^bto dust you shall return.”

Judges 19:16

16 And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from ^cthe hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. ^dThe men of the place were Benjaminites.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

Ephesians 4:28

28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^elet him labor, ^fdoing honest work with his own hands, so ^gthat he may have something to share with anyone in need.

2 Thessalonians 3:8-12

8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but ^hwith toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was ⁱnot because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves ^jan example to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: ^kIf anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 11 For we hear that some among you ^lwalk in idleness, not busy at work, but ^mbusybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. ^{▼▼Greek to eat their own bread}