Proverbs 10:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [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 of every one [that is] hasty 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 cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 ¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, 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 guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat 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 one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 ¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
  • Prov 20:13 : 13 ¶ Love not sleep, lest 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 slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, 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] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Eccl 10:18 : 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
  • John 6:27 : 27 ‹Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.›
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Heb 6:11-12 : 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 ¶ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:24
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    24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  • Prov 13:4
    80%

    4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 13:11
    78%

    11 ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Eccl 10:18
    77%

    18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    77%

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

    20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 12:27
    77%

    27 ¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25 ¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

  • Prov 10:5
    76%

    5 ¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9 ¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 20:4
    76%

    4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

  • Prov 13:7
    75%

    7 ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

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

  • Eccl 5:14
    75%

    14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

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

    16 ¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23 ¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 10:22
    74%

    22 ¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 23:4
    74%

    4 ¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 19:24
    74%

    24 ¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8 ¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    74%

    22 ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:15
    73%

    15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth 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:

    11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, 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:

    34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23 ¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

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

    6 Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28 ¶ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    72%

    12 The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

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

  • Ps 129:7
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    7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19 ¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:11
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    11 ¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26 ¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.

  • Prov 5:10
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    10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger;

  • Prov 20:13
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    13 ¶ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17 ¶ He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.