Proverbs 12:24 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:24 —

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Cross-References

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Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. …
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Topics

Diligence Economics Frugality Idleness Industry Labor Laziness Prodigality (waywardness)

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 24)

Note, 1. Industry is the way to preferment. Solomon advanced Jeroboam because he saw that he was an industrious young man, and minded his business, 1 Kgs. 11:28. Men that take pains in study and serviceableness will thereby gain such an interest and reputation as will give them a dominion over all about them, by which means many have risen strangely. He that has been faithful in a few things shall…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 24)

24. slothful--(Compare Margin), so called because he fails to meet his promises. under tribute--not denoting legal taxes, but the obligation of dependence.