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Proverbs 10:4–5

A slack hand jcauses poverty,

kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who lgathers in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is ma son who brings shame.

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Proverbs 10:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Lazy hands make for poverty,

but diligent hands bring wealth.

He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:

But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son:

But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Lazy people are soon poor;

hard workers get rich.

A wise youth harvests in the summer,

but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He who has a slack hand becomes poor,

But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son;

He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

A lazy person will end up poor,

but a hard worker will become rich.

Those who gather crops on time are wise,

but those who sleep through the harvest are a disgrace.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;

But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;

But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Lazy hands bring poverty, 

but hard-working hands bring riches. 

Whoever gathers in the summer is a wise son. 

Whoever sleeps at harvest time brings shame. 

Proverbs 10:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Idle hands make one poor,

but diligent hands bring riches.

The son who gathers during summer is prudent;

the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

A child who gathers in summer is prudent,

but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

A slack hand causes poverty,

but the hand of the diligent enriches.

He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent;

he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Hands that don’t want to work make you poor.

But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.

A child who gathers crops in summer is wise.

But a child who sleeps at harvest time brings shame.

Proverbs 10:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,

But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,

But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.


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