Or, as Paul puts it in his letter to Titus (3:14):
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that they may provide for daily necessities and not live unproductive lives.
But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more, to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, so that you may walk properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
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And Eph. 4:28b specifies how to lead productive lives: "Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need."
And yet another, from 1 Cor 4:10 (HCSB):
But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more, to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, so that you may walk properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
Erg, my bad; the previous comment is supposed to reference 1 Thess 4:10, not 1 Cor 4:10.
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