Proverbs 12:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

You found them so pleasant that you worked too hard and became a slave.

1 Kings 11:28

Solomon noticed that Jeroboam was a hard worker. So he put Jeroboam in charge of the work force from Manasseh and Ephraim.

1 Kings 12:20

When the Israelites heard that Jeroboam was back, they called everyone together. Then they sent for Jeroboam and made him king of Israel. Only the people from the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David's family.

Proverbs 10:4

Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

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 17:2

A hard-working slave will be placed in charge of a no-good child, and that slave will be given the same inheritance that each child receives.

Proverbs 19:15

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

Proverbs 22:13

Don't be so lazy that you say, “If I go to work, a lion will eat me!”

Proverbs 22:29

If you do your job well, you will work for a ruler and never be a slave.