Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;
Proverbs 11:24There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
Proverbs 12:27Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.
Proverbs 19:15Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
Proverbs 20:4By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
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 →