New King James Version
Proverbs 10:4
4He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes 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 Living Translation (NLT)Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.
Context of Proverbs 10:4
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. 3The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:4
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
- Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 20:4The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
- Ecclesiastes 10:18Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
- John 6:27Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
- Hebrews 6:11And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,
- 2 Peter 1:5But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
- Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor 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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