Pro 10:4, 13:4, 27:23-27, Eph 4:28, 1Th 4:11-12 | ESV | STEP | A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich .

j[See ver. 26 above]

k Acts 20:35; Gal. 6:10

l 1 Thess. 4:11; 2 Thess. 3:8, 11, 12

m[Prov. 21:26]

n Prov. 17:14; 20:3; 25:8; 2 Thess. 3:12

o 2 Thess. 3:11; 1 Pet. 4:15

p[Acts 18:3]; See Eph. 4:28

q Rom. 13:13; [Col. 4:5]

rSee Mark 4:11

Proverbs 10:4

4 A slack hand ^acauses poverty,
^bbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4

4 ^cThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent ^dis richly supplied.

Proverbs 27:23-27

23 ^eKnow well the condition of your flocks,
and ^fgive attention to your herds,
24 for ^griches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 ^hWhen the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 ⁱthe lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 ^jThere will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.

Ephesians 4:28

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

11 and to aspire ⁿto live quietly, and ^oto mind your own affairs, and ^pto work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may ^qwalk properly before ^routsiders and be dependent on no one.