24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. …
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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…
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