Proverbs 10:4
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
In other translations
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Hebrew words
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- Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Proverbs 6:6-116 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. 7 Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, 8 it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
- Proverbs 19:24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
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