Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Leeser Tanakh
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, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.
Proverbs 11:24There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.
Proverbs 12:27The indolent roasteth not that which he hath caught in hunting; but the most precious wealth of man is diligence.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth [man] into a deep sleep; and an indolent soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty; but every hasty man is [destined] 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 →