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Proverbs 21:5

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5The thoughts of ithe diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But of every one that is khasty lonly to want.

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Footnotes

  1. iSee ch. 10:4.
  2. kSee ch. 19:2.
  3. lch. 11:24. & 14:23. & 22:16 in the Heb.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The plans of the diligent lead to profit

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,

but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

NLTNew Living Translation

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,

but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,

but all who are hasty, only to want.