Proverbs 12:24

Proverbs Of Solomon

²³ A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness. ²⁴ The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor. ²⁵ A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging.

Forced Labor

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

Proverbs 21:25-26

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

Genesis 49:15

He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."

1 Kings 9:21

and whose descendants had survived them and continued to live in the land because the Israelis were unable to completely eliminate them, Solomon placed under conscripted labor, a situation that remains in effect to this day.

1 Kings 11:28

Jeroboam was a valiant soldier, and because Solomon observed that the young man was able to get things done, he set him in charge over all of the conscripted labor from the household of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

Now when all of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and invited him to visit their assembly, where they installed him as king over all of Israel. Nobody (with the sole exception of the tribe of Judah) would align with David's dynasty.

Proverbs 17:2

A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will work for kings, not unimportant people.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

Proverbs 26:13-16

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"