Proverbs 10:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”Proverbs 10:4
What Does Proverbs 10:4 Mean?
Proverbs 10:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 10:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 21:5“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.”Proverbs 22:29“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”Proverbs 18:9“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Proverbs 20:4“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”Proverbs 20:13“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”Proverbs 6:6“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”Proverbs 12:24“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”Proverbs 24:34“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.”Proverbs 11:24“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”Proverbs 19:24“A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.”1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, 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.”Joshua 18:3“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?”Genesis 26:32“And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.”Proverbs 6:11“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”John 6:27“Labour 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.”2 Peter 1:5“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;”Ecclesiastes 10:18“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
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