Proverbs 12:24
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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

hand

Proverbs 10:4 He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

Proverbs 22:29 See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

1 Kings 11:28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious...

1 Kings 12:20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him to the congregation...

but

Proverbs 12:27 The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 21:25, 26 The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor...

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man said, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 24:30-34 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding...

Proverbs 26:13-16 The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets...

slothful or deceitful

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.

American King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

American Standard Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

Darby Bible Translation
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.

English Revised Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Webster's Bible Translation
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

World English Bible
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

Young's Literal Translation
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

Genesis 49:15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.


Judges 1:28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
1 Kings 9:21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor. —HCSB

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack [hand] will be put to forced labor. —NASB

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. —KJV


Authority Bear Becometh Diligent Ends Forced Hands Labor Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Worker

Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work Worker

Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work Worker
Proverbs Chapter 12 Verse 24

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