Proverbs 12:24

Modern English Version

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear the burden and became a slave to forced labor.

1 Kings 11:28

Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he made him ruler over all the labor force of the house of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him before the congregation and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

1 Kings 9:21

the descendants of those who were left in the land and whom the people of Israel were not able to utterly destroy, were conscripted by Solomon for slave labor to this day.

Proverbs 10:4

He who has an idle hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of man.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brothers.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casts a man into a deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Judges 1:28

When the Israelites became strong, they put the Canaanites to hard labor as slaves, but they did not actually drive them out.