Proverbs 10:4

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Summary

Proverbs 10:4

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

Becometh

But

Proverbs 13:4

Proverbs 21:5

1 Corinthians 15:58

General references

Proverbs 6:11

Bible References

Becometh

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.

Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.

By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;

By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.

Be working, not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth unto life age-abiding, - which, the Son of Man, unto you, will give; for upon, the same, hath the Father, even God, set his seal.

But we covet that, each one of you, be shewing forth the same diligence, unto the full assurance of the hope throughout:

And, for this very reason also - adding, on your part, all diligence, supply, in your faith, excellence, and, in your excellence, knowledge,

But

The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.

So, then, my beloved brethren, - become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

General references

So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.