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1 Thessalonians 4:11

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And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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  1. Ecclesiastes 4:6Rank 1 from verse 11
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    6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

  2. Ephesians 4:28Rank 2 from verse 11
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    28Let 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.

  3. 1 Peter 3:4Rank 3 from verse 11
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    4But 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.

  4. Titus 3:14Rank 4 from verse 11
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    14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

  5. Proverbs 17:1Rank 5 from verse 11
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    1BETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

study

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Sense 1: Diligent application of the mind to a subject; continued thought or examination. Sense 2: To apply the mind diligently; to seek earnestly or make it one’s aim.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

quiet

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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

4:10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

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

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4:12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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