1 Thessalonians 4:11

The Scriptures 2009

and to make it your ambition to live peaceably, and to attend to your own, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with slaughters of strife.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop fighting before it breaks out.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is a hand filled with rest than both hands filled with toil and feeding on wind.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good – both to wait and to be silent, For the deliverance of יהוה.

Mark 13:34

as a man going abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

Acts 18:3

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

Acts 20:35

“All this I did show you, by labouring like this, that you ought to help the weak. And remember the words of the Master יהושע, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Romans 12:11

not idle in duty, ardent in spirit, serving the Master;

Romans 15:20

And so I was ambitious to bring the Good News where Messiah had not been named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

1 Corinthians 4:12

and labour, working with our own hands. Being cursed, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

2 Corinthians 5:9

So we also make it our aim to be well-pleasing to Him, whether being at home, or being away from home.

Ephesians 4:28

Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, so that he has somewhat to share with those in need.

1 Timothy 2:2

for sovereigns and all those who are in authority, in order that we lead a calm and peaceable life in all reverence and seriousness.

1 Timothy 5:13

Moreover, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, speaking what is improper.

Titus 3:14

And our brothers should also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, so that they shall not be without fruit.

1 Peter 3:4

but the hidden man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and peaceable spirit, which is of great value before Elohim.

1 Peter 4:15

For do not let any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or doer of evil, or as a meddler.