Proverbs 21:5

Modern

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Traditional

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Literal

The plans of the diligent are surely to abundance, and everyone hurrying about, surely to poverty.

Latin

Cogitationes robusti semper in abundantia; omnis autem piger semper in egestate est.

Hebrew

English

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
…and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Proverbs 27:23–27
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Ephesians 4:28
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Proverbs 28:22
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.