Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Hand

Proverbs 10:4
He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 17:2
A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
1 Kings 11:28
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour, and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:20
And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation and made him king over all Israel; there were none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

But

Proverbs 12:27
The deceitful man does not even roast that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding,
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

General references

Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Proverbs 26:14
As the door turns upon his hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decays, and through idleness of the hands the rain drips throughout the house.