Proverbs 10:4

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

Proverbs 20:4

Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 13:4

The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable; always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.

Proverbs 19:24

The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 11:24

Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.

John 6:27

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Proverbs 12:27

The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

Proverbs 18:9

He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

Genesis 26:32

And, behold, the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water.