Proverbs 10:4
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
Proverbs 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
Proverbs 12:27The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:3-4
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. These two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get unjustly will do them no good, because God will blast it: Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, v. 2 . The treasures of wicked people, much more the treasure which they have made themselves masters of… Read the whole commentary →