Proverbs 10:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!”

Proverbs 10:5

At harvest season it's clever to work hard, but stupid to sleep.

Proverbs 11:24

Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.

Proverbs 12:24

Work hard, and you will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

Anyone too lazy to cook will starve, but a hard worker is a valuable treasure.

Proverbs 13:4

No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough.

Proverbs 18:9

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Proverbs 19:15

If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Proverbs 19:24

Some people are too lazy to lift a hand to feed themselves.

Proverbs 20:13

If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.

Proverbs 20:4

If you are too lazy to plough, don't expect a harvest.

Proverbs 21:5

If you plan and work hard, you will have plenty; if you get in a hurry, you will end up poor.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Some people are too lazy to fix a leaky roof— then the house falls in.

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.