Proverbs 10:4

American Standard Version (1901)

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her bread 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? 10 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.
  • Prov 20:13 : 13 Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: 33 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; 34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
  • Eccl 10:18 : 18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
  • Heb 6:11-12 : 11 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:24
    81%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 13:4
    80%

    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 13:11
    78%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Eccl 10:18
    77%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 12:27
    77%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 10:5
    76%

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

  • Prov 20:4
    76%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 13:7
    75%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.

  • Eccl 5:14
    75%

    14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 10:22
    74%

    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Prov 23:4
    74%

    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 19:24
    74%

    24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    74%

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:15
    73%

    15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  • Prov 6:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

    34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

    6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    72%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 15:19
    71%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.

  • Prov 14:31
    71%

    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 21:17
    71%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.