Proverbs 10:4-5

The Proverbs of Solomon

⁴ A slack hand _j causes poverty,
_k but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ He who _l gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is _m a son who brings shame.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 6:11
   And poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
   Proverbs 12:24
   The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
   Proverbs 13:4
   The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 21:5
   The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 6:8
   She prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
   
4. Cross References
   Proverbs 17:2
   A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
   Proverbs 19:26
   He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.