Proverbs 21:5

English Standard Version 2016

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Proverbs 14:29

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 28:22

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 19:2

Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.