Proverbs 12:24
¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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- Prov 10:4 : 4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [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 substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
- Prov 21:25-26 : 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 22:13 : 13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
- Prov 17:2 : 2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
- Prov 19:15 : 15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Gen 49:15 : 15 And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
- 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge 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 come again, 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 also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice 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 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.
- Prov 26:13-16 : 13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. 14 ¶ [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed. 15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth 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.
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4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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27 ¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
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15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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25 ¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
14 ¶ [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
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25 ¶ Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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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.
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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.
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30 ¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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44 ‹Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.›
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4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
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29 ¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
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29 ¶ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
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7 ¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
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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:
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2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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6 ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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6 Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
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26 ¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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26 ¶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
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10 ¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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23 ¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
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7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
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