24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful [1] shall be under tribute.

Other Translations of Proverbs 12:24

New International Version

24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

English Standard Version

24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

The Message

24 The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

New King James Version

24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

New Living Translation

24 Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:24

Commentary on Proverbs 12:24

(Read Proverbs 12:24)

Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly.