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Proverbs 10:4
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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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Proverbs 10:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
ESV
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A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
NLT
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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.
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1.
Proverbs 6:6-8
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Proverbs 19:15
;
Proverbs 24:30-34
2.
Proverbs 12:24
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Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 21:5
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