Proverbs 10:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks,  and there is nothing.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work,  because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.

Proverbs 20:13

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

Proverbs 19:24

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labour.

Proverbs 11:24

One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

John 6:27

Don’t work for the food that perishes   but for the food that lasts for eternal life,   which the Son of Man   will give you, because God the Father   has set his seal of approval on him.’

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Proverbs 10:5

The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game, but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.  ,

Genesis 26:32

On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, ‘We have found water! ’