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Proverbs 10:4
He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:4 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 10:4 in other translations
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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In context
1 The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.
4 He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
7 The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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