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

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

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.

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.

But

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

General references

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.