1Ki 11:28, 12:20, Pro 10:4, 13:4, 17:2, 22:29 | ESV | STEP | The man Jeroboam was very able , and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph .

1 Kings 11:28

28 The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

1 Kings 12:20

20 And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but ^athe tribe of Judah only.

Proverbs 10:4

4 A slack hand ^bcauses poverty,
^cbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4

4 ^dThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent ^eis richly supplied.

Proverbs 17:2

2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over ^fa son who acts shamefully
and ^gwill share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 22:29

29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will ^hstand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.