Proverbs 10:4

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Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

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  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. 7 She has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.
  • Prov 20:13 : 13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
  • Eccl 10:18 : 18 Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.
  • John 6:27 : 27 'Do 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 set his seal of approval.'
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • Heb 6:11-12 : 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized. 12 Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge; 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7 to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever lacks these qualities is blind and short-sighted, forgetful of the cleansing of their former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:24
    81%

    24The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  • Prov 13:4
    80%

    4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Prov 13:11
    78%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 10:18
    77%

    18Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 12:27
    77%

    27The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 10:5
    76%

    5The one who gathers during summer is a prudent son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 20:4
    76%

    4The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Prov 13:7
    75%

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Eccl 5:14
    75%

    14As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 10:22
    74%

    22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 23:4
    74%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Prov 19:24
    74%

    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    74%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:15
    73%

    15The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth.

  • Prov 6:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

    34and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

    6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    72%

    12I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before obscure people.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms.

  • Prov 15:19
    71%

    19The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Prov 14:31
    71%

    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Prov 21:17
    71%

    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.