Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule; but the indolent must become tributary.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
In Context
23A prudent man concealeth [his] knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth [their] folly.
25If there be care in the heart of man, let him suppress it; and a good word will change it into joy.
Cross References
Genesis 49:15And when he saw the resting-place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant, he bent his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
1 Kings 11:28And the man Jerobo'am was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was [also] an industrious worker, he appointed him over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard longeth [in] his soul, and there [cometh] nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be abundantly gratified.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth [man] into a deep sleep; and an indolent soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:24
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. Note, 1. He that is wise does not affect to proclaim his wisdom, and it is his honour that he does not. He communicates his knowledge when it may turn to the edification of others, but he conceals it when the showing of it would only tend to his own commendation. Knowing men, if they be prudent men, will carefully avoid every thing that savours of ostentation, and not take all occasions to show their learning and reading, but… Read the whole commentary →