Proverbs 21:5
5 eThe plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But of every one that is hasty only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit,
but those who act too quickly become poor.
Proverbs 21:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity,
but everyone who is ⸤always⸥ in a hurry ends up in poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.
Proverbs 21:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
but all who are hasty, only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The plans of people who work hard succeed.
You can be sure that those in a hurry will become poor.
Proverbs 21:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.