Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to po…”

Proverbs 21:5

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

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Cross references

“thoughts”

Proverbs 10:4 Proverbs 13:4 Proverbs 27:23–27 Ephesians 4:28 1 Thessalonians 4:11 1 Thessalonians 4:12

Proverbs 10:4 · BSB

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 13:4 · BSB

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 27:23–27 · BSB

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Ephesians 4:28 · BSB

He 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.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

1 Thessalonians 4:12 · BSB

Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

“of every”

Proverbs 14:29 Proverbs 28:22 Proverbs 20:21

Proverbs 14:29 · BSB

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Proverbs 28:22 · BSB

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Proverbs 20:21 · BSB

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

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