Proverbs 10:4

King James 2000

He becomes poor who has a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said unto him, We have found water.

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

Proverbs 11:24

There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the possessions of a diligent man are precious.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Proverbs 18:9

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent lead only to plenty; but of everyone that is hasty, only to want.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

John 6:27

Labor not for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for on him has God the Father set his seal.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.