Proverbs 21:5

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

3The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices. 4Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin. Good 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. 7The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

Proverbs 21:5 word by word

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת חָ֭רוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• of the diligentחָרוּץchârûts chârûts · sharpH2742
• only to plenteousnessמוֹתָרmôthâr · advantageH4195
• hastyאוּץ'ûts · to hastenH213
• only to wantמַחְסוֹרmachsôr machsôr · needH4270

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:5

• Proverbs 10:4Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.
• Proverbs 13:4Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.
• Proverbs 27:23Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
• Ephesians 4:28If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
• Proverbs 14:29People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.
• Proverbs 20:21An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end.
• Proverbs 28:22Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 21:5

• Industry
• Prudence
• Rashness

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• Ponder
• Toss
• Haste
• Poor
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of

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