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Proverbs 10:4
4He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- New International Version (NIV)Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Context of Proverbs 10:4
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death. 3Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked. He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
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רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:4
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
- Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
- Ecclesiastes 10:18By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
- John 6:27Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
- Hebrews 6:11But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
- 2 Peter 1:5But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,
- Proverbs 13:4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He becometh poor - God has ordered, in the course of his providence, that he who will not work shall not eat. And he always blesses the work of the industrious man.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Slack - The word is elsewhere translated as “deceitful” Job 13:7; Psalm 120:2-3; Hosea 7:16; Jeremiah 48:10. The two thoughts run easily into each other.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4Verse 4 Those who are fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, are likely to be rich in faith, and rich in good works.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Lazy people make unwise choices, but hard workers make wise decisions (see also Proverbs 10:26; 26:13–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. slack--literally, "deceitful," failing of its purpose (compare Ho 7:16). maketh rich--(compare Pr 10:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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