Proverbs 12:24
Proverbs chapter 12 · verse 24 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 49:15
And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
- Proverbs 17:2
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
- Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
- 1 Kings 9:21
their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.
- Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.