Proverbs 10:4

Easy To Read Version

A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

On that day, Isaac’s servants came and told them about the well they had dug. The servants said, “We found water in that well.”

Proverbs 10:5

A smart man gathers the crops at the right time. But if a person sleeps during the time of harvest and does not gather the crops, then he will be shamed.

Proverbs 11:24

If a person gives freely, then he will gain even more. But if a person refuses to give, then he will become poor.

Proverbs 12:24

People who work hard will be put in charge of other workers. But a lazy person will have to work like a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy person won’t go after the things he wants. But riches come to the person who works hard.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

Proverbs 18:9

A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings sleepiness. Trying to hide \{a problem\} brings more problems. {\cf2\super [27]}

Proverbs 19:24

Some friends are fun to be with. {\cf2\super [26]} But a close friend can be even better than a brother.

Proverbs 20:13

If you love to sleep, then you will become poor. But use your time working and you will have plenty to eat.

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

Careful plans can lead to profit. But if you are not careful, and you do things too quickly, then you will become poor.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

If a person is too lazy to work,\par his house will begin to leak,\par and the roof will fall in.\par

John 6:27

Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.