Proverbs 10:4

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

A slow hand hath wrought needi-ness; but the hand of strong men maketh ready riches. Forsooth he that enforceth or endeavoureth to get any-thing by leasings, feedeth the winds; soothly the same man pursueth birds flying [or followeth flying birds].

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

Lo! forsooth in that day the servants of Isaac came, telling to him of the pit which they had digged, and said, We have found water.

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathereth together in harvest, is a wise son; but he that sleepeth in summer, is a son of confusion.

Proverbs 11:24

Some men part their own things, and be made richer; other men ravish things, that be not theirs, and they be ever in neediness.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of strong men shall have lordship; but the hand that is slow, shall serve to tributes.

Proverbs 12:27

A guileful man shall not find winning; and the substance of a diligent man shall be the price of gold, that is, preciouser than gold.

Proverbs 13:4

A slow man will, and will not; but the soul of them that work shall be made fat.

Proverbs 18:9

He that is nesh, and dissolute, either unsteadfast, in his work, is the brother of a man destroying his works.

Proverbs 19:15

Sloth bringeth in sleep; and a negligent soul shall have hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A slow man hideth his hand under his armpit, and putteth it not to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:13

Do not thou love sleep, lest needi-ness oppress thee; open thine eyes, and be thou [ful] filled with loaves.

Proverbs 20:4

A slow man would not ear for cold; therefore he shall beg in summer, and men shall not give to him.

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of a strong man be ever in abundance; but each slow man is ever in neediness.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

The highness of houses shall be made low in sloths; and the house shall drop rain in the feebleness of hands.

John 6:27

Work ye not meat that perisheth, but that that dwelleth into everlasting life, which meat man’s Son shall give to you; for God the Father hath marked him.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dearworthy brethren, be ye steadfast, and unmoveable, being plenteous in work of the Lord, evermore witting that your travail is not idle in the Lord.