Proverbs 12:24

Modern

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Traditional

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

Literal

The hand of the diligent ones will rule, and slothfulness will be put to forced labor.

Latin

Manus fortium dominabitur; quæ autem remissa est, tributis serviet.

Hebrew

English

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 21:25–26
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Genesis 49:15
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
1 Kings 11:28
Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
Proverbs 22:13
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
1 Kings 9:21
…their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
Proverbs 26:13–16
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”