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Proverbs 10:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 10 · verse 4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Proverbs 10:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 10:4 in context
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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Key words (Strong's)
- diligentchărûwtsproperly, incised or incisiveH2742 →
- dealethʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- slackrᵉmîyâhremissness, treacheryH7423 →
- poorrûwshto be destituteH7326 →
- handkaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
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We are here told, 1. Who those are who, though rich, are in a fair way to become poor - those who deal with a slack hand, who are careless and remiss in their business, and never mind which end goes foremost, nor ever set their hands vigorously to their work or stick to it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary