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Proverbs 21:4–5

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,

The alamp of the wicked, is sin.

5 The plans of the adiligent lead surely to advantage,

But everyone bwho is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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Proverbs 21:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—

the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

The plans of the diligent lead to profit

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart,

the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

An high look, and a proud heart,

And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But of every one that is hasty only to want.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Haughty eyes, a proud heart,

and evil actions are all sin.

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,

but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A haughty look, a proud heart,

And the plowing of the wicked are sin.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,

But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Proud looks, proud thoughts,

and evil actions are sin.

The plans of hard-working people earn a profit,

but those who act too quickly become poor.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

A high look, and a proud heart,

Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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

Proverbs 21:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A conceited look and an arrogant attitude, 

which are the lamps of wicked people, are sins. 

The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, 

but everyone who is ⸤always⸥ in a hurry ends up in poverty. 

Proverbs 21:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The lamp that guides the wicked—

haughty eyes and an arrogant heart —is sin.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,

but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—

the lamp of the wicked—are sin.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,

the lamp of the wicked are sin.

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,

but all who are hasty, only to want.

Proverbs 21:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Proud eyes and a proud heart are the lamp of sinful people.

But those things are evil.

The plans of people who work hard succeed.

You can be sure that those in a hurry will become poor.


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