Proverbs 12:24

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Those who work hard will be put in charge of others, but lazy people will have to work like slaves.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:27

Lazy people don’t get what they want, but riches come to those who work hard.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

Proverbs 17:2

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

Proverbs 13:4

Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.

Proverbs 22:29

Skilled workers will always serve kings. They will never have to work for less important people.

Proverbs 22:13

A person who is lazy and wants to stay home says, “There is a lion outside, and I might be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on sleep, and an appetite for rest brings on hunger.

1 Kings 11:28

Jeroboam was a free man. Solomon saw that this young man was a skilled worker, so he made him the supervisor over all the workers from the tribes that descended from Joseph.

Genesis 49:15

He will see his land is pleasant and that his resting place is good. But 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 them, but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today.

1 Kings 12:20

When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had come back, they called him to a meeting and made him king over all Israel. The tribe of Judah was the only tribe that continued to follow the family of David.

Judges 1:28

Later, the Israelites grew stronger and forced the Canaanites to work as slaves for them. But the Israelites could not force all the Canaanites to leave their land.