He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
WEB
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
YLT
Poor is he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
DBT
He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.