Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
*Hee becommeth poore that dealeth with a slacke hand: but the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 12.24.
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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.
6¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.
7Which hauing no guide, ouerseer, or ruler,
8Prouideth her meat in the Summer, and gathereth her food in the haruest.
9*How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
10 Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.
11So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 7 from verse 4
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.
58Therefore my beloued brethren, be yee stedfast, vnmoueable, alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
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- 2 Peter 1:5–10Rank 11 from verse 4
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:
5And besides this, giuing all diligence, adde to your faith, vertue; and to vertue knowledge;
6And to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godlinesse;
7And to godlinesse, brotherly kindnesse; and to brotherly kindnesse, charitie.
8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that yee shall neither be barren, nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ.
9But hee that lacketh these things, is blind, and cannot see farre off, and hath forgotten that hee was purged from his old sinnes.
10Wherefore, the rather, brethren, giue diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye doe these things, ye shall neuer fall.
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.
27‖Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shall giue vnto you: *for him hath God the Father sealed.
- Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 13 from verse 4
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.
30I went by the field of the slouthfull, and by the vineyard of the man voyd of vnderstanding:
31And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:
32†Then I saw, and considered it well, I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.
33* Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
34†So shall thy pouertie come, as one that traueileth, and thy want, as an armed man.
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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.
11And wee desire, that euery one of you doe shewe the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende:
12That yee be not slothfull, but followers of them, who through faith and patience inherite the promises.
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Proverbs 10:4
1. Lacking material means. 2. Afflicted, lowly, or humble.
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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
Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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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
Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).
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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.
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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.
10:3*‖The LORD will not suffer the soule 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.
10:4*Hee becommeth poore that dealeth with a slacke hand: but the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Selected passage10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:5Hee that gathereth in Summer, is a wise sonne: but hee that sleepeth in haruest, is a sonne that causeth shame.