Proverbs 12:24
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Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work Worker
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Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work Worker
Parallel Verses
English Standard Version
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

New American Standard Bible
The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

King James Bible
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.

International Standard Version
The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

NET Bible
The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The hand of the mighty will rule and the deceitful will be under tribute.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hard-working hands gain control, but lazy hands do slave labor.

King James 2000 Bible
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.

American King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

American Standard Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

Darby Bible Translation
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.

English Revised Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Webster's Bible Translation
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

World English Bible
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

Young's Literal Translation
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
Lexicon
The hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the diligent
charuwts  (khaw-roots')
decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.
shall bear rule
mashal  (maw-shal')
to rule -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
but the slothful
rmiyah  (rem-ee-yaw')
remissness, treachery -- deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
shall be under tribute
mac  (mas)
a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary).
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