Proverbs 12:24

New International Version

Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

1 Kings 11:28

Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

1 Kings 9:21

Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

Proverbs 13:4

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

Proverbs 17:2

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.

Judges 1:28

When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.