Proverbs 10:4
King James Version (KJV)
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
World English Bible (WEB)
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 10:4 Cross References
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
