Proverbs 10:4
A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, 1 but the hand of the diligent person gains riches. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
5A wise son gathers a crop in the summer, 1 but it is disgraceful for him to sleep during harvest. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Look at the ant, you lazy person, 1 consider her ways, and be wise. 1
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1
Proverbs 12:27Lazy people would not roast their own game, 1 but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth. 1
Proverbs 19:15Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep, 1 but the one not willing to work will go hungry. 1
Proverbs 20:4The lazy person does not plow in autumn; 1 he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing. 1
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, 1 but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty. 1
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 →