Proverbs 10:4
He that worketh with a slack hand becometh poor; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
In Context
3The LORD will not suffer the righteous to famish; But he disappointeth the craving of the wicked.
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son causing shame.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard! Consider her ways, and be wise!
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is right, yet he cometh to want.
Proverbs 12:27The slothful man shall not roast his game; But a precious treasure to any man is he that is diligent.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty; But the hasty hasteneth 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 →