Proverbs 10:4

The Message

Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

Later that same day, Isaac’s servants came to him with news about the well they had been digging, “We’ve struck water!” Isaac named the well Sheba (Oath), and that’s the name of the city, Beersheba (Oath-Well), to this day. * * *

Proverbs 10:5

Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart; go fishing during harvest—that’s stupid.

Proverbs 11:24

The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done.

Proverbs 13:4

Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.

Proverbs 18:9

Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism.

Proverbs 19:15

Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.

Proverbs 20:13

Don’t be too fond of sleep; you’ll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there’ll be food on the table.

Proverbs 20:4

A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.

Proverbs 21:5

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

A shiftless man lives in a tumbledown shack; A lazy woman ends up with a leaky roof.

John 6:27

“Don’t waste your energy striving for perishable food like that. Work for the food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life, food the Son of Man provides. He and what he does are guaranteed by God the Father to last.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.