“industrious” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word industrious appears 5 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 5 matching verses are shown below.
- Genesis 41:33 Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt:
- Genesis 47:6 The land of Egypt is before thee: and make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle.
- 3 Kings 11:28 And Jeroboam was a valiant and mighty man: and Solomon seeing him a young man ingenious and industrious, made him chief over the tributes of all the house of Joseph.
- Proverbs 10:4 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.
- Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.