Proverbs 10:4

New English Translation

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We’ve found water,” they reported.

Proverbs 10:5

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

Proverbs 11:24

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

John 6:27

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.