New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 21:5
5The plans of the 1diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone 2who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
- New International Version (NIV)The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Context of Proverbs 21:5
3To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice. 4Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty. 6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death. 7The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:5 word by word
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת חָ֭רוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:5
- Proverbs 10:4Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
- Proverbs 27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
- Ephesians 4:28He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
- Proverbs 14:29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 28:22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Here diligence is opposed, not to sloth but to haste. Undue hurry is as fatal to success as undue procrastination.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 The really diligent employ foresight as well as labour.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The contrast is between steady industry and rashness (compare Pr 19:2).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 21:5 Prov 10:4; 13:4 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 21:5 Prov 28:22 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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