Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be under tribute.
Noyes Bible
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; Bur the heart of fools proclaimeth their foolishness.
25Anxiety in the heart of a man boweth it down; But a kind word maketh it glad.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4He that worketh with a slack hand becometh poor; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 13:4The appetite of the sluggard longeth, and hath nothing; But the appetite of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13The slothful man saith, “There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.”
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 →