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 who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of war. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was doing work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

And it happened when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, they sent and called him to the company, and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

But

The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.

Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding;

The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

General references

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the lazy man turn upon his bed.

By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.