The Bible › Rotherham Emphasised Bible › Proverbs 10
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:4 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
← PreviousRead Proverbs 10Next →
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.
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
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 The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
3 Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.
4 He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
6 Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
7 The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Read Proverbs 10 in the app The whole chapter