Proverbs 12:24

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 12:27

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

Proverbs 10:4

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

Proverbs 17:2

A smart servant will gain control over his master’s foolish son. That wise servant will be treated like a son and get a share of the inheritance.

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 22:29

If a person is skilled in his work, then he is good enough to serve kings. He will not have to work for people who are not important.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy person says, “I can’t go \{to work\} now. There is a lion outside. It might kill me.”

Proverbs 19:15

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

1 Kings 11:28

Jeroboam was a strong man. Solomon saw that this young man was a good worker. So Solomon made him the boss over all of the workers from the family group of Joseph. [147]

Genesis 49:15

He will see his resting place is good. He will see his land is pleasant. Then he will agree to carry heavy loads. He will agree to work as a slave.”

1 Kings 9:21

The Israelites had not been able to destroy those people. But Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today.

1 Kings 12:20

All the people of Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back. So they called him to a meeting and made him king over all of Israel. The family group of Judah was the only family group that continued to follow the family of David.

Judges 1:28

Later the people of Israel grew stronger and forced the Canaanite people to work as slaves for them. But the people of Israel could not force all of the Canaanite people to leave their land.