Proverbs 21:5

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

He who has an idle hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty in temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 19:2

It is not good for the soul to be without knowledge, and he misses the way who is hasty with his feet.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 28:22

He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 29:20

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

Ephesians 4:28

Let him who steals steal no more. Instead, let him labor, working with his hands things which are good, that he may have something to share with him who is in need.