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Proverbs 10:4–5

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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 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.

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.

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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

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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

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

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

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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