4Idle 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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Idleרְמִיָּ֑הH7423Noun - feminine singularhandsכַף־H3709Noun - feminine singular constructmakeעֹשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularone poorרָ֗אשׁH7326Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularbut diligentחָרוּצִ֣יםH2742Adjective - masculine pluralhandsוְיַ֖דH3027Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructbring wealthתַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃H6238Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular