Proverbs 12:24

New International Version

²⁴Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.^(A)

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Proverbs 12:24

King James Version

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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Proverbs 12:24

New King James Version

²⁴^(A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

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Proverbs 12:24

English Standard Version

²⁴^(A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be ^(B)put to forced labor.

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Proverbs 12:24

New American Standard Bible

²⁴The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the ^[a]lazy hand will be ^(A)put to forced labor.

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