Proverbs 14:23
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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- Proverbs 28:19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
- Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.