Proverbs 10:4
10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. the substance: or, the wicked for their wickednessHe becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
KJV
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
What does Proverbs 10:4 mean?
Proverbs 10:4 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רוּשׁ (rûwsh), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), רְמִיָּה (rᵉmîyâh). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Deuteronomy 4:34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
1 Chronicles 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
2 Chronicles 2:5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? is able: Heb. hath retained, or, obtained strength
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. I make: Cald. a decree is made by me any: Cald. error cut: Cald. made pieces
Daniel 4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Daniel 4:2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. I thought: Cald. It was seemly before me
Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. devotions: or, gods that ye worship
Romans 2:17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
Romans 3:1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
Romans 3:2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 10:4.
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. as: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes dealt: Heb. afflicted her
Genesis 8:9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. slothful: or, deceitful
Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 10:4 say?
Proverbs 10:4 (King James Version) reads: "He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."
Is Proverbs 10:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 10:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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