Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
BSB
ASV
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
KJV
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule - And why? because by his own industry he is independent; and every such person is respected wherever found.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.