Proverbs 12:11 ERV Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.
Proverbs 12:24 ERV Those who work hard will be put in charge of others, but lazy people will have to work like slaves.
Proverbs 14:23 ERV If you work hard, you will have plenty. If you do nothing but talk, you will not have enough.
Proverbs 21:25 ERV
Lazy people will cause their own destruction because they refuse to work.
Ephesians 4:28 ERV Whoever has been stealing must stop it and start working. They must use their hands for doing something good. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.
Colossians 3:22-25 ERV Servants, obey your masters in everything. Obey all the time, even when they can’t see you. Don’t just pretend to work hard so that they will treat you well. No, you must serve your masters honestly because you respect the Lord. 23 In all the work you are given, do the best you can. Work as though you are working for the Lord, not any earthly master. 24 Remember that you will receive your reward from the Lord, who will give you what he promised his people. Yes, you are serving Christ. He is your real Master. 25 Remember that anyone who does wrong will be punished for that wrong. And the Lord treats everyone the same.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 ERV ( The Obligation to Work ) Brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we tell you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them. 7 You yourselves know that you should live like we do. We were not lazy when we were with you. 8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked and worked so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We worked night and day. 9 We had the right to ask you to help us. But we worked to take care of ourselves so that we would be an example for you to follow. 10 When we were with you, we gave you this rule: “Whoever will not work should not be allowed to eat.”
11 We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They are doing nothing except being busy in the lives of others. 12 Our instruction to them is to stop bothering others, to start working and earn their own food. It is by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ that we are urging them to do this. 13 Brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.
14 If there are some there who refuse to do what we tell you in this letter, remember who they are. Don’t associate with them. Then maybe they will feel ashamed. 15 But don’t treat them as enemies. Counsel them as fellow believers.