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Pro 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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becometh   Pro 6:6-11; Pro 11:24; Pro 12:24; Pro 19:15,24; Pro 20:4,13; Pro 24:30-34; Ecc 10:18; Jhn 6:27; Hbr 6:11,12; 2Pe 1:5-10
with a slack hand   That is, slothfully and negligently.
but   Pro 13:4; Pro 21:5; 1Cr 15:58
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becometh
Pro 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Pro 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Pro 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
Pro 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Pro 6:10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
Pro 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Pro 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Pro 19:24 A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Pro 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
Pro 20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Pro 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Pro 24:32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
Pro 24:33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Ecc 10:18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Jhn 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Hbr 6:11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
Hbr 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
2Pe 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
2Pe 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
2Pe 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2Pe 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Pe 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
but
Pro 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Pro 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
1Cr 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 10:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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