Proverbs 21:5

The English Standar Version

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.

Proverbs 14:29

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

Proverbs 19:2

Desire[1] without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

Proverbs 20:21

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

Proverbs 28:22

A stingy man[3] hastens after wealth and does not know 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 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.