Proverbs 12:24

World English Bible (2000)

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
  • Prov 21:25-26 : 25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. 26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Gen 49:15 : 15 He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who 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 utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants to this day.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: 33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; 34 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" 14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:4
    81%

    4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

    27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

  • Prov 13:4
    78%

    4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

  • Prov 19:24
    78%

    24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

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

    26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

  • Prov 26:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

    14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

    15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Eccl 10:18
    76%

    18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; 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 kind word makes it glad.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

  • Prov 18:9
    73%

    9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

    34 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:30
    73%

    30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Luke 12:44
    72%

    44 Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

    5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

  • Matt 24:47
    72%

    47 Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.

  • Prov 22:7
    71%

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

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 How long will you sleep, 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 gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

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

  • Prov 17:2
    70%

    2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • 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 chief, overseer, or ruler,

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

    6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

    20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 12:11
    69%

    11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

  • Prov 12:14
    69%

    14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

  • Prov 29:21
    69%

    21 He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

  • Prov 22:13
    69%

    13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

  • Prov 23:21
    69%

    21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

    26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

  • 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 leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23 An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

  • Ps 129:7
    68%

    7 with which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

  • Luke 12:47
    68%

    47 That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,