Cross references
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 12:27 (9 votes) and Proverbs 10:4 (6 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Genesis 49 to Hebrews 6.
Which verses does Proverbs 12:24 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 12:279 votes
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 10:46 votes
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 21:25–266 votes
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
- Proverbs 13:44 votes
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:154 votes
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 22:294 votes
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
- Genesis 49:153 votes
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
- 1 Kings 11:283 votes
Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- Proverbs 17:23 votes
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 22:133 votes
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
- 1 Kings 9:212 votes
- Proverbs 26:13–162 votes
- Proverbs 24:30–341 vote
- 1 Kings 12:200 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 12:24?
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