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Psalms 104:23
Psalms 104:23 is verse 23 of Psalms chapter 104, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
King James Version
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
World English Bible
Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.
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Psalms 104:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Judges 19:16That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
2 Thessalonians 3:11Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
2 Thessalonians 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.