Genesis 26:32

Contemporary English Version 1995

Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!”

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Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.

No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough.

Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the Lord. Then he set up camp, and his servants started digging a well.

Early the next morning Isaac and the others made a solemn agreement, then he let them go in peace.

So Isaac named the well Shibah, and the town is still called Beersheba.