Proverbs 10:4

New King James Version

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

Proverbs 10:5

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

Proverbs 11:24

There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Proverbs 18:9

He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.