Proverbs 1:24; Proverbs 3:27; Proverbs 6:5; Proverbs 6:10; Proverbs 6:17; Proverbs 8:3; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 16:5; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 21:1; Proverbs 21:25; Proverbs 24:33; Proverbs 26:6; Proverbs 26:9; Proverbs 26:15; Proverbs 30:28; Proverbs 30:32; Proverbs 31:19-20; Proverbs 31:31 (New American Standard)

24 "Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention ; 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. 10 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest "- 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 3 Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: 4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 21 Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered. 14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a man's hands will return to him. 24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor. 11 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands. 5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD ; Assuredly, he will not be unpunished. 16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense ? 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

On Life and Conduct

1 The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD ; He turns it wherever He wishes. 25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work ; 33 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest," 6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. 9 Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish ; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again. 28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings' palaces. 32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth. 19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle. 20 She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy. 31 Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.