Proverbs 21:5

New International Reader's Version

The plans of people who work hard succeed. You can be just as sure that those in a hurry will become poor.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

Hands that don’t want to work make you poor. But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.

Proverbs 13:4

People who refuse to work want things and get nothing. But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.

Proverbs 14:29

Anyone who is patient has great understanding. But anyone who gets angry quickly shows how foolish they are.

Proverbs 19:2

Getting excited about something without knowledge isn’t good. It’s even worse to be in a hurry and miss the way.

Proverbs 20:21

Property that you claim too soon will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 28:22

Those who won’t share what they have want to get rich. They don’t know they are going to be poor.

Proverbs 29:20

Have you seen someone who speaks without thinking? There is more hope for foolish people than for that person.

Ephesians 4:28

Anyone who has been stealing must never steal again. Instead, they must work. They must do something useful with their own hands. Then they will have something to give to people in need.