English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:24
24The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
Context of Proverbs 12:24
22Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. 23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. 25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. 26One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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יַד־חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָמַֽס׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:24
- Proverbs 10:4A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
- Proverbs 17:2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
- 1 Kings 11:28The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
- 1 Kings 12:20And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah only.
- Proverbs 12:27Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 21:25The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
- Proverbs 22:13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
- Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
- Proverbs 26:13The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
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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