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Proverbs 21:5–6

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5The 1thoughts of the adiligent lead surely to profit,

But everyone bwho is hasty comes surely to poverty.

6aWorking for treasures by a lying tongue

Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue bdeath.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or plans

Cross references

  1. aProv 10:4; 13:4
  2. bProv 28:22
  3. aProv 13:11; 20:21
  4. bProv 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But of every one that is hasty only to want.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.