Proverbs 12:24
Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers of others; those who are lazy become slaves of others.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 49:15They will see that their resting place is good, and that the land pleases them very much. But they will bend their backs to carry heavy loads and be forced to work for others.
1 Kings 11:28Jeroboam was a very capable young man. So, when Solomon saw that he worked very hard, he appointed him to supervise all the men who were forced to work in the areas where the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim live.
Proverbs 10:4Lazy people soon become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Proverbs 13:4People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
Proverbs 19:15Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry because of not earning money to buy food.
Proverbs 22:13Lazy people remain in their houses; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street to go to work!”
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 →