Proverbs 10:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: 7 Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, 8 She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting. 9 How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: 11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
  • Prov 20:13 : 13 Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; 31 And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. 33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: 34 So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
  • Eccl 10:18 : 18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
  • Heb 6:11-12 : 11 And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end: 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue, 6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind, 7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself. 8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins. 10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:24
    81%

    24The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

  • Prov 13:4
    80%

    4The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

  • Prov 13:11
    78%

    11Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Eccl 10:18
    77%

    18When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

    20A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

  • Prov 12:27
    77%

    27He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

    26All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 10:5
    76%

    5He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 20:4
    76%

    4The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

  • Prov 13:7
    75%

    7A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

  • Eccl 5:14
    75%

    14As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

  • Prov 10:22
    74%

    22The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Prov 23:4
    74%

    4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

  • Prov 19:24
    74%

    24The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    74%

    22He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 26:15
    73%

    15The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

  • Prov 6:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

    11Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

    34So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

    6One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Eccl 5:12
    72%

    12There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Prov 15:19
    71%

    19Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

  • Prov 14:31
    71%

    31He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

  • Prov 21:17
    71%

    17The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.