Proverbs 10:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, 8 yet it would prepare its food in the summer; it gathered at the harvest what it will eat. 9 How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, 11 and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
  • Prov 20:13 : 13 Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense. 31 I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I scrutinized it. I was putting my mind to it– I saw; I took in a lesson: 33 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, 34 and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”
  • Eccl 10:18 : 18 Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Heb 6:11-12 : 11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge; 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7 to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love. 8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately. 9 But concerning the one who lacks such things– he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:24
    81%

    24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 13:4
    80%

    4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

  • Prov 13:11
    78%

    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Eccl 10:18
    77%

    18Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Prov 12:27
    77%

    27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 10:5
    76%

    5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 20:4
    76%

    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 13:7
    75%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

  • Eccl 5:14
    75%

    14Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

  • Prov 10:22
    74%

    22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

  • Prov 23:4
    74%

    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Prov 19:24
    74%

    24The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 28:22
    74%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:15
    73%

    15The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 6:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

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

    11and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

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

    34and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

    6Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 28:6
    72%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    72%

    12The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

  • Prov 15:19
    71%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.

  • Prov 14:31
    71%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

  • Prov 21:17
    71%

    17The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.