1 Thessalonians 4:11

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting[1] 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[2] in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.

Acts 18:3

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

Acts 20:35

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

Romans 12:11

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[7] serve the Lord.

Romans 15:20

and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else'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 own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

1 Timothy 2:2

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

1 Timothy 5:13

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

Titus 3:14

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

1 Peter 3:4

but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty 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 an evildoer or as a meddler.