Proverb 5
God helps them that help themselves –
This proverb is used to encourage a spirit of self-help in people:
Use of the Proverb God helps them that help themselves in sentences-Â Â
- The Jackson family are very religious and spend a lot of time praying to God to help them in their poverty-stricken situation. They should spend some time looking for work as well as praying; God helps them that help themselves.
- Bill and Patsy are complaining that fate dealt them a cruel blow when their landlord decided to sell the flat they live in. Perhaps they should remember that God helps them that help themselves; they could afford to buy a flat if they spent less money on clothes and on having a good time.
- The employment situation isn’t very good in the country just now, but those people who really want to work can usually find it; God helps them that help themselves.
Additional Help Regarding God helps them that help themselves
An alternative form of the proverb is God helps those who help themselves.
