Proverbs 10:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

⁴Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

⁵A son who works hard while it is harvest time will be successful, but one who sleeps through the harvest is worthless.

⁶People say good things about those who live right, but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.

Proverbs 10:4-6

New International Version

⁴Lazy hands make for poverty,^(A)
but diligent hands bring wealth.^(B)

⁵He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.^(C)

⁶Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a]^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)