Proverbs 21:5

In 10 translations

BSB

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

KJV

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

WEB

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

ASV

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

LSV

The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, || And of every hasty one, only to want.

YLT

The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

DBY

The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

DRC

The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

GNV

The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.

JPS

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת חָ֭רוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
• Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
• Proverbs 27:23–27Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
• Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
• Proverbs 28:22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
• Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

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