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Proverbs 12:24

NETBible	The diligent¹ person² will rule, but the slothful³ will become a slave.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 12:24	Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labour.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:24	The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 12:24	Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 12:24	The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 12:24	The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 12:24	The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 12:24	The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
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KJV	The hand <03027> of the diligent <02742> shall bear rule <04910> (8799)_: but the slothful <07423> shall be under tribute <04522>_. {slothful: or, deceitful}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:24	The hand <03027> of the diligent <02742> will rule <04910> , But the slack <07423> hand will be put to forced <04522> labor <04522> .
LXXM	ceir <5495> N-NSF eklektwn <1588> A-GPM krathsei <2902> V-FAI-3S eucerwv {ADV} dolioi <1386> A-NPM de <1161> PRT esontai <1510> V-FMI-3P eiv <1519> PREP pronomhn {N-ASF}
NET [draft] ITL	The diligent <02742> person <03027> will rule <04910> , but the slothful <07423> will become <01961> a slave <04522> .
HEBREW	oml <04522> hyht <01961> hymrw <07423> lwsmt <04910> Myuwrx <02742> dy (12:24) <03027>

NETBible

The diligent¹ person² will rule, but the slothful³ will become a slave.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The term חָרַץ (kharats, “diligent”) means (1) literally: “to cut; to sharpen,” (2) figurative: “to decide” and “to be diligent. It is used figuratively in Proverbs for diligence. The semantic development of the figure may be understood thus: “cut, sharpen” leads to “act decisively” which leads to “be diligent.” By their diligent work they succeed to management. The diligent rise to the top, while the lazy sink to the bottom.

²tn Heb “the hand of the diligent.” The term “hand” is a synecdoche of part (= hand) for the whole (= person): diligent person. The hand is emphasized because it is the instrument of physical labor; it signifies the actions and the industry of a diligent person – what his hand does.

³tn Heb “deceitful.” The term refers to one who is not diligent; this person tries to deceive his master about his work, which he has neglected.

⁴tn Heb “will be for slave labor.” The term מַס (mas, “slave labor”) refers to a person forced into labor from slavery.