Proverbs 12:24–25
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
*‖The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the slouthfull shall bee vnder tribute.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, deceitfull.
- *Cross-referenceCha.10.4.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
*Heauinesse in the heart of man maketh it stoope: but a good word maketh it glad.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.15.13.
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From verse 24
- Proverbs 12:27Rank 1 from verse 24
- Proverbs 10:4Rank 2 from verse 24
- Proverbs 21:25–26Rank 3 from verse 24
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
25*The desire of the slouthfull killeth him: for his hands refuse to labour.
26*Hee coueteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giueth and spareth not.
- Proverbs 13:4Rank 4 from verse 24
- Proverbs 19:15Rank 5 from verse 24
- Proverbs 22:29Rank 6 from verse 24
- 1 Kings 11:28Rank 7 from verse 24
28And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
28And the man Ieroboam was a mightie man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he †was industrious, hee made him ruler ouer all the †charge of the house of Ioseph.
- Genesis 49:15Rank 8 from verse 24
- Proverbs 17:2Rank 9 from verse 24
- Proverbs 22:13Rank 10 from verse 24
- 1 Kings 9:21Rank 11 from verse 24
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able vtterly to destroy, vpon those did Solomon leuie a tribute of bond-seruice vnto this day.
- Proverbs 26:13–16Rank 12 from verse 24
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
13*The slothfull man sayth, There is a lion in the way, a lion is in the streets.
14 As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
15*‖The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.
- Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 13 from verse 24
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.
- 1 Kings 12:20Rank 14 from verse 24
20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
20And it came to passe when all Israel heard that Ieroboam was come againe, that they sent and called him vnto the Congregation, and made him king ouer all Israel: there was none that followed the house of Dauid, but the tribe of Iudah *onely.
From verse 25
- Proverbs 16:24Rank 1 from verse 25
- Proverbs 15:13Rank 2 from verse 25
- Proverbs 17:22Rank 3 from verse 25
- Isaiah 50:4Rank 4 from verse 25
4The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
4*The LORD God hath giuen me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speake a worde in season to him that is wearie: hee wakeneth morning by morning, hee wakeneth mine eare to heare as the learned.
- Proverbs 15:23Rank 5 from verse 25
- Proverbs 12:18Rank 6 from verse 25
- Proverbs 27:9Rank 7 from verse 25
- Psalms 42:11Rank 8 from verse 25
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
11Why art thou cast downe, O my soule? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
- Zechariah 1:13Rank 9 from verse 25
- Proverbs 18:14Rank 10 from verse 25
- Proverbs 25:11Rank 11 from verse 25
- 2 Corinthians 2:4–7Rank 12 from verse 25
4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that you should bee grieued, but that yee might knowe the loue which I haue more abundantly vnto you.
5But if any haue caused griefe, hee hath not grieued mee, but in part: that I may not ouercharge you all.
6Sufficient to such a man is this ‖punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7So that contrarywise, yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest perhaps, such a one should be swallowed vp with ouermuch sorrow.
- Mark 14:33–34Rank 13 from verse 25
33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
33And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,
34And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
- Proverbs 14:10Rank 14 from verse 25
- Psalms 38:6Rank 15 from verse 25
- Nehemiah 2:1–2Rank 16 from verse 25
1AND it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
1¶ And it came to passe, in the moneth Nisan, in the twentieth yeere of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I tooke vp the wine, and gaue it vnto the King: now I had not bene beforetime sad in his presence.
2Wherefore the king said vnto me, Why is thy countenance sadde, seeing thou art not sicke? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
- Proverbs 15:15Rank 17 from verse 25
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Proverbs 12:24
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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Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.
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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
Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A tax, payment, or imposed due rendered to a ruler or governing power. 2. Labour or service imposed on a subject people. 3. A portion or offering rendered to the Lord.
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Proverbs 12:25
Sorrow, grief, mourning, distress, or burden of heart.
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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.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).
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Sense 1: To bend or bow downward. Sense 2: Figuratively, to sink, submit, or be humbled.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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
Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.
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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.
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12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
12:23*A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fooles proclaimeth foolishnesse.
12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
12:24*‖The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the slouthfull shall bee vnder tribute.
Selected passage12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
12:25*Heauinesse in the heart of man maketh it stoope: but a good word maketh it glad.
Selected passage12:26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
12:26‖The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.