Proverbs 10:4

Tree of Life Version

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

Now it happened that on that day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well that they dug, and said to him, “We’ve found water.”

Proverbs 10:5

He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 11:24

One gives freely, yet gains even more. Another withholds unjustly, and comes to poverty.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will become forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy person does not roast his game, but a diligent person prizes his possessions.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied.

Proverbs 18:9

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.

Proverbs 19:24

The slacker buries his hand in a bowl and will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, lest you become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

Proverbs 20:4

A slacker will not plow in season, so at harvest he looks but finds nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

Plans of the diligent surely lead to gain, but all who are hasty come only to loss.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

By laziness the rafters sag, and by idle hands the house leaks.

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him, God the Father has put the seal of approval.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.