Proverbs 10:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
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“Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 10:4 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 26:32On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
- Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 19:24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
- Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 10:18Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, 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.
- Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
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