Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
In Context
23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
25Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.
Cross References
Genesis 49:15And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute.
1 Kings 11:28And this man Ieroboam was a man of strength and courage, and Salomon seeing that the yong man was meete for the worke, he made him ouerseer of all the labour of the house of Ioseph.
Proverbs 10:4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Proverbs 19:15Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
Proverbs 22:13The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.
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 →