Proverbs 10:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Common English Bible

⁴ Laziness brings poverty; hard work makes one rich.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

Proverbs 10:4 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

Genesis 26:32

Then, behold, on the same day the servants of Isaac came, reporting to him about a well which they had dug, and saying: "We have found water."

Proverbs 10:5

He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.

Proverbs 11:24

Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.

Proverbs 12:27

The dishonest will not discover gain. But the substance of a man will be like precious gold.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

Proverbs 18:9

Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:4

Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.

Proverbs 21:5

The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes, but for that which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

1 Corinthians 15:58

And so, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and unmovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not useless in the Lord.