Psalms 128:2

² For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

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Testament of Issachar 1:39–41

³⁹ Bow down your back unto husbandry, and toil in labours in all manner of husbandry, offering gifts to the Lord with thanksgiving. (T12) ⁴⁰ For with the first-fruits of the earth will the Lord bless you, even as He blessed all the saints from Abel even until now. (T12) ⁴¹ For no o… (T12)

Isaiah 3:9–11

⁹ The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. ¹⁰ Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of thei…

Sirach 51:29–30

²⁹ May your soul rejoice in his mercy, and may you all not be put to shame in praising him. (WEB) ³⁰ Work your work before the time comes, and in his time he will give you your reward. (WEB)

Sirach 11:17–19

¹⁷ The Lord’s gift remains with the godly. His good pleasure will prosper forever. (WEB) ¹⁸ One grows rich by his diligence and self-denial, and this is the portion of his reward: (WEB) ¹⁹ when he says, “I have found rest, and now I will eat of my goods!” he doesn’t know how much t… (WEB)

Wisdom of Solomon 3:14–16

¹⁴ So is the eunuch which has done no lawless deed with his hands, nor imagined wicked things against the Lord; for a precious gift will be given to him for his faithfulness, and a delightful inheritance in the Lord’s sanctuary. (WEB) ¹⁵ For good labors have fruit of grea… (WEB)

2 Timothy 2:5–7

⁵ Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶ The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops. ⁷ Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.

Proverbs 27:17–19

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. ¹⁸ Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. ¹⁹ As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

Proverbs 12:13–15

¹³ An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. ¹⁴ By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him. ¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to couns…

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