Proverbs 12:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be under tribute.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Common English Bible

²⁴ A hard worker is in charge, while a lazy one will be sentenced to hard labor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:24 Cross References

Genesis 49:15

he saw that a resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a slave at forced labor.

1 Kings 11:28

The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.

1 Kings 9:21

their descendants who were still left in the land, whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely—these Solomon conscripted for slave labor, and so they are to this day.

Proverbs 10:4

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy do not roast their game, but the diligent obtain precious wealth.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 17:2

A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep; an idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see those who are skillful in their work? They will serve kings; they will not serve common people.

Judges 1:28

When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not in fact drive them out.