24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:24
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 24
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The handיַד־H3027Noun - feminine singular constructof the diligentחָרוּצִ֥יםH2742Adjective - masculine pluralwill ruleתִּמְשׁ֑וֹלH4910Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularbut lazinessו֝רְמִיָּ֗הH7423Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularends inתִּהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularforced laborלָמַֽס׃H4522Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular