Proverbs 13:23

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?

For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you,

You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.”

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

“ ‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.”

For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.

Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.

It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.”

The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

Moses rose up with Joshua, his servant, and Moses went up onto God’s Mountain.

They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.

He said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.

When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until the morning light.

Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.

Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may Yahweh be with the good.”

They went around in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit

I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.

“I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

“Behold, I have told you beforehand.

Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.

Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

When they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.”

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect: not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.