Parallel Verses New Living Translation Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. King James Bible The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Darby Bible Translation The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand 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. Proverbs 12:24 Parallel Commentary Proverbs 12:24 Parallel CommentariesLibrary "But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God, and his Righteousness, and all These Things Shall be Added unto You. "Matth. vi. 33.--"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." The perfection even of the most upright creature, speaks always some imperfection in comparison of God, who is most perfect. The heavens, the sun and moon, in respect of lower things here, how glorious do they appear, and without spot! But behold, they are not clean in God's sight! How far are the angels above us who dwell in clay! They appear to be a pure mass of light and … Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Proverbs Cross References Genesis 49:15 When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor. Judges 1:28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land. 1 Kings 9:21 These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve in the labor force to this day. Jump to Previous Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work WorkerJump to Next Authority Bear Diligent Ends Forced Hand Hands Laziness Ones Ready Rule Ruleth Slack Slave Slothful Slothfulness Slow Taskwork Tributary Tribute Work WorkerLinks Proverbs 12:24 NIVProverbs 12:24 NLT Proverbs 12:24 ESV Proverbs 12:24 NASB Proverbs 12:24 KJV Proverbs 12:24 Bible Apps Proverbs 12:24 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 12:24 Chinese Bible Proverbs 12:24 French Bible Proverbs 12:24 German Bible Proverbs 12:24 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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