Proverbs 10:4
Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
In Context
5Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Proverbs 11:24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Proverbs 12:27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 19:15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
Proverbs 20:4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
Proverbs 21:5The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, 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 →