Gen 2:15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
