Proverbs 12:24

In 11 translations

BSB

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

KJV

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.slothful: or, deceitful

WEB

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

ASV

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

LSV

The hand of the diligent rules, || And slothfulness becomes tributary.

YLT

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

DBY

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.

DRC

The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

GNV

The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

JPS

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.

LXXE

The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.

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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

יַד־חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָמַֽס׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

LXX-Br

Χεὶρ ἐκλεκτῶν κρατήσει εὐχερῶς, δόλιοι δὲ ἔσονται ἐν προνομῇ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
• Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• Proverbs 21:25–26The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
• Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
• Genesis 49:15He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
• Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
• 1 Kings 11:28Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
• Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
• Proverbs 26:13–16The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!” As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed. The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back…
• 1 Kings 9:21their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction —Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
• 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…
• 1 Kings 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

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