Proverbs 21:5–6
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5Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
6Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
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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.
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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.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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