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Proverbs 12:24
24If you work hard, you will become a leader. But if you are lazy, you will become a slave.
Proverbs 12:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- New International Version (NIV)Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
Context of Proverbs 12:24
22The Lord hates people who tell lies. But he is pleased with people who do what they promise to do. 23Careful people keep quiet about how much they know. But foolish people show everyone how silly they are. If you work hard, you will become a leader. But if you are lazy, you will become a slave. 25If you worry all the time, it will make you sad. But kind words will make you happy. 26A righteous person gives good advice to his friends. But wicked people are always taking the wrong path.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:24 word by word
יַד־חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָמַֽס׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:24
- Proverbs 10:4If a man is lazy, he will soon be poor. But if he works hard, he will become rich.
- Proverbs 13:4A lazy person always wants to have more, but he will not get it. If a person works hard, he will have more than he needs.
- Proverbs 17:2A slave who is wise will have authority over a son who does stupid things. When his master dies, that slave will receive some of his valuable things.
- Proverbs 22:295. A worker with special skills may work for a king. He will no longer have to work for ordinary people.
- 1 Kings 11:28Jeroboam was a strong young man. Solomon saw that he did his work very well. So he made Jeroboam the leader of the workers who belonged to Joseph's tribe.
- 1 Kings 12:20All the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned from Egypt. So they asked him to come to a meeting of the people. They decided to make him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah still served David's descendant as their king.
- Proverbs 12:27A lazy person does not cook the animals that he has caught. But if you work hard, you will enjoy many valuable things.
- Proverbs 19:15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry.
- Proverbs 21:25Lazy people want many things but they refuse to work, so they are killing themselves.
- Proverbs 22:13A lazy person stays in his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street! If I go out, it will kill me!’
- Proverbs 24:30I walked past the field of a lazy person. And I walked past the vineyard of a stupid person.
- Proverbs 26:13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule - And why? because by his own industry he is independent; and every such person is respected wherever found.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. slothful--(Compare Margin), so called because he fails to meet his promises. under tribute--not denoting legal taxes, but the obligation of dependence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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