Proverbs 12:24

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

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The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labour.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 24

Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly.

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