Proverbs 10:4

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh 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 digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: But the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 18:9

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

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt 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 tend only to plenteousness; But of every one that is hasty only to want.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

John 6:27

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

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.