Proverbs 12:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

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  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.
  • Prov 21:25-26 : 25 The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. 26 He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casts 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 to tribute.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, they sent and called him to 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 who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able to utterly destroy, upon those Solomon levied a tribute of servitude to this day.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure 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, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well; I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The lazy man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy one turn upon his bed. 15 The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give an answer.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:4
    81%

    4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

    27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Prov 13:4
    78%

    4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 19:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25 The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

    26 He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 26:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13 The lazy man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

    15 The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Eccl 10:18
    76%

    18 By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 12:25
    74%

    25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 18:9
    73%

    9 He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
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    33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.

    34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:30
    73%

    30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

  • Luke 12:44
    72%

    44 Truly I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

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

  • Matt 24:47
    72%

    47 Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

    4 The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29 Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

  • Prov 22:7
    71%

    7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

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

  • Prov 13:11
    71%

    11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

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

    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 17:2
    70%

    2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Rom 12:11
    70%

    11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

  • Prov 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

    6 Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full, with toil and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20 A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 12:11
    69%

    11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

  • Prov 12:14
    69%

    14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 29:21
    69%

    21 He who delicately brings up his servant from childhood shall have him as a son in the end.

  • Prov 22:13
    69%

    13 The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 23:21
    69%

    21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

    26 He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

    26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 10:16
    68%

    16 The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10 Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.

  • Ps 129:7
    68%

    7 With which the mower does not fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves his bosom.

  • Luke 12:47
    68%

    47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.