Proverbs 10:4 · KJV
“He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
— Proverbs 10:4
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 10 — Context
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
4He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
6Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
Proverbs 19:24
A slothful {man} hideth his hand in {his} bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.