Proverbs 10:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

English ASV

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

English Amplified

He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

If a man is lazy, he will soon be poor. But if he works hard, he will become rich.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Lazy hands will make you poor; hardworking hands will make you rich.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

English KJV 1611

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

English LSB

Poor is he who works with a slack hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He who has an idle hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The slack hand impoverishes, but the hand of the diligent enriches.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Hands that don't want to work make you poor. But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.

English NIV

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

English NKJ 1982

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English NLT

Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Slackers will know what it means to be poor, while the hard worker becomes wealthy.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Lazy men are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

English Tyndale 1537

An idle hand maketh poor, but a quick laboring hand maketh rich.

Proverbs 10:4 — Compare Translations