The 'Protestant Work Ethic'

Eccl. 1:2; 2:17-26; 3:22; 5:18-20; 9:7-10; 12:13-14; Romans 8:28; Ephesians 2:8-10; Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Proverbs 19:1,17; 30:7-9; Ecclesiastes 5:8-17: Gal 2:10; James 2:1-7; 5:1-6

Proverbs 18:21; James 3:2-6; Isaiah 55:10-11

Proverbs 1:7; 9:10