Proverbs 12:24

A Conservative Version

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

Proverbs 10:4

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 17:2

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

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 22:29

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

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

1 Kings 11:28

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.

Genesis 49:15

And he saw a resting place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant under task work.

1 Kings 9:21

their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them Solomon raised a conscription of bondservants to this day.

1 Kings 12:20

And it came to pass, 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 that followed the house of David, but only the tribe of Jud

Judges 1:28

And it came to pass, when Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to task work, and did not utterly drive them out.