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Proverbs 10:3–5

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The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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From verse 3

  1. Psalms 37:3Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  2. Matthew 6:30–33Rank 2 from verse 3
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    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  3. Psalms 37:25Rank 3 from verse 3
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    25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

  4. Psalms 34:9–10Rank 4 from verse 3
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    9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  5. Psalms 33:19Rank 5 from verse 3
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    19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

  6. Psalms 37:19Rank 6 from verse 3
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    19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

  7. Zephaniah 1:18Rank 7 from verse 3
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    18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

  8. Hebrews 13:5–6Rank 8 from verse 3
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    5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

    6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  9. Job 5:20Rank 9 from verse 3
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    20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

  10. Luke 12:31Rank 10 from verse 3
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    31¶ But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  11. Isaiah 33:16Rank 11 from verse 3
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    16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  12. Proverbs 14:32Rank 12 from verse 3
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    32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  13. Job 20:20–22Rank 13 from verse 3
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    20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

    21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

    22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

  14. Job 20:28Rank 14 from verse 3
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    28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

  15. Job 20:5–8Rank 15 from verse 3
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    5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

    6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

    7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

    8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

  16. Luke 12:22–24Rank 16 from verse 3
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    22¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

    23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

    24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

  17. Psalms 112:10Rank 17 from verse 3
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    10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  18. Habakkuk 2:6–8Rank 18 from verse 3
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    6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

    7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

    8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  19. Psalms 10:14Rank 19 from verse 3
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    14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 19:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  2. Proverbs 20:4Rank 2 from verse 4
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  3. Proverbs 13:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  4. Proverbs 21:5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  5. Proverbs 12:24Rank 5 from verse 4
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    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  6. Proverbs 6:6–11Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  7. 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 7 from verse 4
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    58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  8. Proverbs 11:24Rank 8 from verse 4
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    24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

  9. Proverbs 19:24Rank 9 from verse 4
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    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  10. Proverbs 20:13Rank 10 from verse 4
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    13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  11. 2 Peter 1:5–10Rank 11 from verse 4
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    5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

    6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

    8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

    10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

  12. John 6:27Rank 12 from verse 4
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  13. Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 13 from verse 4
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

    31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

    32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  14. Ecclesiastes 10:18Rank 14 from verse 4
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    18¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  15. Hebrews 6:11–12Rank 15 from verse 4
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    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

    12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 6:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

  2. Proverbs 30:25Rank 2 from verse 5
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    25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

  3. Proverbs 17:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  4. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 4 from verse 5
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  5. Proverbs 19:26Rank 5 from verse 5
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    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

  6. Proverbs 6:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  7. Proverbs 12:4Rank 7 from verse 5
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    4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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Proverbs 10:3

COMBINED MEANING

suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 10:4

COMBINED MEANING

slack

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Sense 1: Loose or not tense. Sense 2: Negligent or slow. Sense 3: As a verb, to loosen or make slow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

diligent

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Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 10:5

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

summer

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Sense 1: The warm season of the year. Sense 2: Fruit ripening or gathered in that season, or a dwelling used in it. Sense 3: As a verb, to pass that season in a place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sleepeth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sleep, meaning to rest in sleep. Sense 2: Figuratively, to lie in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

10:3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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