Proverbs 10:4

4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 10:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
ESV
4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
NLT
4 Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.
MSG
4 Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.
CSB
4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 10:4 In-Context

2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Proverbs 6:6-8; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 24:30-34
  • 2. Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 21:5
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