The hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:4 KJV
All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23 NIV
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Proverbs 13:4,11 RSV
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The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 NASB
He who tills his land will have plenty of food,
But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
Proverbs 28:19 NASB
We proclaim Jesus, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.
Colossians 1:28-29 NIV
