24Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.


In Context

21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.

23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly.

24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

25 An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 12:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:24The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.