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 becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.

The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.

It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

But

The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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

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

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

General references

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.