Genesis 3:19  By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return."

2 Thessalonians 3:10  For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

1 Thessalonians 4:11  and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

Ecclesiastes 9:10  Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

John 9:4  "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

Galatians 6:9  Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

1 Corinthians 15:58  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Hebrews 4:9  So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Matthew 20:12  saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'

Isaiah 28:12  He who said to them, "Here is rest, give rest to the weary," And, "Here is repose," but they would not listen.

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