4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:4
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 4
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Idle רְמִיָּ֑ה H7423 Noun - feminine singular hands כַף־ H3709 Noun - feminine singular construct make עֹשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular one poor רָ֗אשׁ H7326 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular but diligent חָרוּצִ֣ים H2742 Adjective - masculine plural hands וְיַ֖ד H3027 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct bring wealth תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ H6238 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular