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Work, calling & success

6 verses, each explained plainly — what it says, what people get wrong, and what the words behind it mean.

• What does 1 Corinthians 10:31 really mean?Not a call to make every meal a ritual — it's the anchor point of a whole argument about how ordinary choices affect the people around you.
• What does 2 Thessalonians 3:10 really mean?A community rule about willing idleness — not a verdict on the poor, the sick, or anyone unable to work.
• What does Ecclesiastes 9:10 really mean?A call to full-hearted action now — because death ends the opportunity, not just the activity.
• What does Proverbs 10:4 really mean?Laziness leads to poverty, diligence to wealth — but the proverb is an observation about patterns, not a promise that hard work always pays off.
• What does Proverbs 21:5 really mean?Diligence isn't just hard work — it's hard work joined to careful thought, and the proverb warns that speed without planning reliably produces poverty.
• What does Proverbs 6:6 really mean?Solomon doesn't lecture the lazy person — he sends them to school with an insect.