4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
4 Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.
4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
4 Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.
24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
24 The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
24 Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
(Read Proverbs 12:24)
Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:4
Commentary on Proverbs 10:4
(Read Proverbs 10:4)
Those who are fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, are likely to be rich in faith, and rich in good works.