Proverbs 12:24

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
  • Prov 21:25-26 : 25 What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work. 26 All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.
  • Gen 49:15 : 15 When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.
  • 1 Kgs 9:21 : 21 Their descendants remained in the land(the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
  • 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.”
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!” 14 Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. 15 The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:4
    81%

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

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

  • Prov 13:4
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    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 26:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

    14Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:25
    74%

    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

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

  • Prov 18:9
    73%

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

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
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    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 24:30
    73%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.

  • Luke 12:44
    72%

    44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

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

  • Matt 24:47
    72%

    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • 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.

  • Prov 22:7
    71%

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

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

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

  • Prov 13:11
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Prov 17:2
    70%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Rom 12:11
    70%

    11Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

  • Prov 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

    7It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

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

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    69%

    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 12:11
    69%

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

  • Prov 12:14
    69%

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 29:21
    69%

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Prov 22:13
    69%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    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 23:21
    69%

    21because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:16
    68%

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

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

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

  • Ps 129:7
    68%

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

  • Luke 12:47
    68%

    47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.