Verse 24

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 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.