Proverbs 12:24

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Summary

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Hand

But

General references

Proverbs 21:25

Proverbs 26:14

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Bible References

Hand

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

It came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. None but the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

But

A lazy man does not roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man is diligence.

Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And an idle man will suffer hunger.

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”

General references

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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

Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.