[1Co 7:20 KJV] 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
[Luk 3:12-14 KJV] 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.
[Eph 6:5-8 KJV] 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.
[Gen 2:15 KJV] 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
[Pro 10:4-5 KJV] 4 He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
[Pro 12:11, 24 KJV] 11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. ... 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
[Pro 13:4, 11 KJV] 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. ... 11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
[Pro 14:23 KJV] 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
[Pro 20:13 KJV] 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
[Pro 22:29 KJV] 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
[Pro 31:27 KJV] 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
[Ecc 9:10 KJV] 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
[Ecc 11:6 KJV] 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
[Rom 12:11 KJV] 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
[Eph 4:28 KJV] 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
[1Th 4:11-12 KJV] 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.
[2Th 3:10-12 KJV] 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.