Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
In Context
5A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
Proverbs 12:27The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to 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 →