Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

General references

Bible References

Becometh

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Proverbs 11:24

There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.
Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].
Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him.”
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,
2 Peter 1:5
For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises, make every effort] in [exercising] your faith to, develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding),

But

Proverbs 13:4

The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.
Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].

General references

Proverbs 6:11

So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely]
And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].