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Proverbs 12:24 Interlinear

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule but the slothful shall be under tribute”

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Proverbs 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יַד	H3027	The hand	a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
2	חָרוּצִ֥ים	H2742	of the diligent	properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp tee
3	תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל	H4910	shall bear rule	to rule
4	וּ֝רְמִיָּ֗ה	H7423	but the slothful	remissness, treachery
5	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	לָמַֽס׃	H4522	shall be under tribute	properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor

Proverbs 12:24 (current)The hand of the diligent shall bear rule but the slothful shall be under tribute