Proverbs 10:4
A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
Proverbs 12:27The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
Proverbs 19:15Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
Proverbs 20:4The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
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 →