Proverbs 12:24
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”Proverbs 12:24
What Does Proverbs 12:24 Mean?
Proverbs 12:24 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 24 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Stewardship.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 12:24 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 22:29“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”Proverbs 12:27“The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”Proverbs 10:4“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”Proverbs 21:25“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Ecclesiastes 10:18“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”Genesis 49:15“And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.”1 Kings 11:28“And 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.”Proverbs 17:2“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”Proverbs 22:13“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”Hebrews 6:12“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”1 Kings 9:21“Their 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.”Proverbs 26:13“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”Proverbs 26:14“As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”1 Kings 12:20“And 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.”
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