Proverbs 12:24

New American Bible - revised edition

The diligent hand will govern, but sloth makes for forced labor.

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

When he saw how good a settled life was, and how pleasant the land, He bent his shoulder to the burden and became a toiling serf.

1 Kings 11:28

Jeroboam was a very able man, and when Solomon saw that the young man was also a good worker, he put him in charge of all the carriers conscripted from the house of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to an assembly and made him king over all Israel. None remained loyal to the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. Divine Approval.

1 Kings 9:21

those of their descendants who were left in the land and whom the Israelites had not been able to destroy under the ban—these Solomon conscripted as forced laborers, as they are to this day.

Proverbs 10:4

The slack hand impoverishes, but the busy hand brings riches.

Proverbs 12:27

Sloth does not catch its prey, but the wealth of the diligent is splendid.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over an unworthy son, and will share the inheritance of the children.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the sluggard goes hungry.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “A lion is outside; I might be slain in the street.”

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see those skilled at their work? They will stand in the presence of kings, but not in the presence of the obscure.

Judges 1:28

When Israel grew stronger, they conscripted the Canaanites as laborers, but did not actually drive them out.