1 Thessalonians 4:11

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you;

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked, for by trade they were tentmakers.

Acts 20:35

In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Romans 12:11

Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord.

Romans 15:20

thus making it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on another man's foundation,

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

2 Corinthians 5:9

So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, gadding about from house to house, and not only idlers but gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

Titus 3:14

And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

1 Peter 4:15

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a wrongdoer, or a mischief-maker;