"And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;" — 1 Thessalonians 4:11

1 Thessalonians 4:11 · KJV

“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”

— 1 Thessalonians 4:11

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

Verse 12

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and {that} ye may have lack of nothing. {of...: or, of no man}

1 Thessalonians 4 — Context

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and {that} ye may have lack of nothing. {of...: or, of no man}

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:28

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. {to give: or, to distribute}

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better {is} an handful {with} quietness, than both the hands full {with} travail and vexation of spirit.

1 Peter 3:4

But {let it be} the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, {even the ornament} of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Titus 3:14

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. {maintain...: or, profess honest trades}

Proverbs 17:1

Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}

Lamentations 3:26

{It is} good that {a man} should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

1 Timothy 2:2

For kings, and {for} all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. {authority: or, eminent place}

1 Corinthians 4:12

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: