Proverbs 10:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

KJV

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

WEB

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

ASV

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

LSV

Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, || And the hand of the diligent makes rich.

YLT

Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

DBY

He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

DRC

The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

GNV

A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

JPS

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

LXXE

Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃

LXX-Br

Πενία ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ, χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων πλουτίζουσιν· υἱὸς πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται, τῷ δὲ ἄφρονι διακόνῳ χρήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
• Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
• Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
• Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
• Proverbs 6:6–11Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie…
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Proverbs 19:24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
• Proverbs 24:30–34I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I…
• John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
• 2 Peter 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness,…
• Ecclesiastes 10:18Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
• Hebrews 6:11–12We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

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