Scripture

1. 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12 ^[1]

   For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. (ESV)
2. Romans 12:17 ^[1]

   Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. (ESV)
3. Proverbs 27:23 ^[1]

   Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, (ESV)
4. Leviticus 25:35 ^[2]

   Kindness for Poor Brothers “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. (ESV)
5. Philippians 2:4 ^[2]

   Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (ESV)
6. Proverbs 13:4 ^[2]

   The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. (ESV)
7. Proverbs 20:4 ^[2]

   The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. (ESV)
8. Proverbs 24:30–34 ^[2]

   I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. (ESV)