Scripture

1. 1 Timothy 5:8 ^[1]

   But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (ESV)
2. Ephesians 4:28 ^[2]

   Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. (ESV)
3. Proverbs 21:6 ^[2]

   The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. (ESV)
4. 1 Thessalonians 3:7–10 ^[2]

   for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? (ESV)