Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
Genesis 49:15
And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
1 Kings 9:21
their children that 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 unto this day.
1 Kings 11:28
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:20
And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
Proverbs 17:2
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 26:13-16
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.