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Proverbs 21:5–6

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5The thoughts of ithe diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But of every one that is khasty lonly to want.

6mThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is na vanity otossed to and fro of them pthat seek death.

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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.
  4. mComp. ch. 10:2.
  5. nSee ch. 13:11.
  6. oLev. 26:36 marg. Job 13:25. Isai. 41:2 in the Heb.
  7. pSo ch. 8:36.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The plans of the diligent lead to profit

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

A fortune made by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,

but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Making a fortune through a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

NLTNew Living Translation

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,

but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Wealth created by a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,

but all who are hasty, only to want.

He who makes treasure by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.