Verse 24

The hand{H3027} of the diligent{H2742} shall bear rule;{H4910} But the slothful{H7423} shall be put under taskwork.{H4522}

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor{H7326} that worketh{H6213} with a slack{H7423} hand;{H3709} But the hand{H3027} of the diligent{H2742} maketh rich.{H6238}
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful{H7423} man roasteth{H2760} not that which he took in hunting;{H6718} But the precious{H3368} substance{H1952} of men{H120} [is to] the diligent.{H2742}
  • Prov 21:25-26 : 25 The desire{H8378} of the sluggard{H6102} killeth{H4191} him; For his hands{H3027} refuse{H3985} to labor.{H6213} 26 There is that coveteth{H183} greedily{H8378} all the day{H3117} long; But the righteous{H6662} giveth{H5414} and withholdeth{H2820} not.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard{H6102} saith,{H559} There is a lion{H738} without:{H2351} I shall be slain{H7523} in{H8432} the streets.{H7339}
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant{H5650} that dealeth wisely{H7919} shall have rule{H4910} over a son{H1121} that causeth shame,{H954} And shall have part{H2505} in the inheritance{H5159} among{H8432} the brethren.{H251}
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness{H6103} casteth{H5307} into a deep sleep;{H8639} And the idle{H7423} soul{H5315} shall suffer hunger.{H7456}
  • Gen 49:15 : 15 And he saw{H7200} a resting-place{H4496} that it was good,{H2896} And the land{H776} that it was pleasant;{H5276} And he bowed{H5186} his shoulder{H7926} to bear,{H5445} And became a servant{H5647} under taskwork.{H4522}
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man{H376} Jeroboam{H3379} was a mighty man{H1368} of valor;{H2428} and Solomon{H8010} saw{H7200} the young man{H5288} that he was industrious,{H6213} and he gave him charge{H6485} over all the labor{H5447} of the house{H1004} of Joseph.{H3130}
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul{H5315} of the sluggard{H6102} desireth,{H183} and hath nothing; But the soul{H5315} of the diligent{H2742} shall be made fat.{H1878}
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel{H3478} heard{H8085} that Jeroboam{H3379} was returned,{H7725} that they sent{H7971} and called{H7121} him unto the congregation,{H5712} and made him king{H4427} over all Israel:{H3478} there was none that followed{H310} the house{H1004} of David,{H1732} but{H2108} the tribe{H7626} of Judah{H3063} only.
  • 1 Kgs 9:21 : 21 their children{H1121} that were left{H3498} after{H310} them in the land,{H776} whom the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were not able{H3201} utterly to destroy,{H2763} of them did Solomon{H8010} raise{H5927} a levy{H4522} of bondservants{H5647} unto this day.{H3117}
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Seest{H2372} thou a man{H376} diligent{H4106} in his business?{H4399} he shall stand{H3320} before{H6440} kings;{H4428} He shall not stand{H3320} before{H6440} mean{H2823} men.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went{H5674} by the field{H7704} of the sluggard,{H376} And by the vineyard{H3754} of the man{H120} void{H2638} of understanding;{H3820} 31 And, lo, it was all grown over{H5927} with thorns,{H7063} The face{H6440} thereof was covered{H3680} with nettles,{H2738} And the stone{H68} wall{H1444} thereof was broken down.{H2040} 32 Then I beheld,{H2372} and considered well;{H7896} I saw,{H2372} and received{H3947} instruction:{H4148} 33 [ Yet] a little{H4592} sleep,{H8142} a little{H4592} slumber,{H8572} A little{H4592} folding{H2264} of the hands{H3027} to sleep;{H7901} 34 So shall thy poverty{H7389} come{H935} as a robber,{H1980} And thy want{H4270} as an armed{H4043} man.{H376}
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The sluggard{H6102} saith,{H559} There is a lion{H7826} in the way;{H1870} A lion{H7826} is in the streets.{H7339} 14 [ As] the door{H1817} turneth{H5437} upon its hinges,{H6735} So doth the sluggard{H6102} upon his bed.{H4296} 15 The sluggard{H6102} burieth{H2934} his hand{H3027} in the dish;{H6747} It wearieth{H3811} him to bring it again{H7725} to his mouth.{H6310} 16 The sluggard{H6102} is wiser{H2450} in his own conceit{H5869} Than seven men{H7651} that can render{H7725} a reason.{H2940}