Proverbs 10:4

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Proverbs 10:4 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 10

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1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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