Bible Verses about “minding your business”

“For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”

“That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;”

“Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:”

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

“And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”

“That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.”

“That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.”

“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.”

“He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.”

“¶ Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.”

“For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.”

“¶ 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;”