Proverbs 12:24

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
  • Prov 21:25-26 : 25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. 26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Gen 49:15 : 15 And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
  • 1 Kgs 9:21 : 21 their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
  • 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.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. 14 [ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. 15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 10:4
    81%

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

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

  • Prov 13:4
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    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 26:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

    14[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:25
    74%

    25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

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

  • Prov 18:9
    73%

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

  • 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 24:30
    73%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Luke 12:44
    72%

    44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

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

  • Matt 24:47
    72%

    47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

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

  • Prov 22:7
    71%

    7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9How 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:

  • Prov 13:11
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

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

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 17:2
    70%

    2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Rom 12:11
    70%

    11in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

  • Prov 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

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

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    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 12:11
    69%

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

  • Prov 12:14
    69%

    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 29:21
    69%

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Prov 22:13
    69%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

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

  • Prov 23:21
    69%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 10:16
    68%

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

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

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

  • Ps 129:7
    68%

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

  • Luke 12:47
    68%

    47And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes] ;