Pro 13:11, 14:23, Act 20:34-35, 1Th 4:11-12, 2Th 3:6-8, 11-12 | ESV | STEP | Wealth gained hastily will dwindle , but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Proverbs 13:11

11 ^aWealth gained hastily ^{▼▼Or by fraud} will dwindle,
but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Proverbs 14:23

23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk ^ctends only to poverty.

Acts 20:34-35

34 ^dYou yourselves know that ^ethese hands ministered to my necessities and ^fto those who were with me. 35 In all things ^gI have shown you that ^hby working hard in this way we must ⁱhelp the weak and ^jremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed ^kto give than to receive.’”

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

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

2 Thessalonians 3:6-8

Warning Against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers, ^qin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^rthat you keep away from any ^sbrother ^twho is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know ^uhow you ought to imitate us, because ^vwe were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but ^wwith toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:11-12

11 For we hear that some among you ^xwalk in idleness, not busy at work, but ^ybusybodies. 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}