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New American Standard Bible
But everyone
King James Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Holman Bible
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.
International Standard Version
Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
A Conservative Version
The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.
American Standard Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Amplified
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.
Bible in Basic English
The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
Darby Translation
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
Julia Smith Translation
The purposes of the active only to abundance; and every one hastening only to want
King James 2000
The thoughts of the diligent lead only to plenty; but of everyone that is hasty, only to want.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The plans of the diligent only [lead] to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
Modern King James verseion
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone who is hasty only to poverty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The devices of one that is diligent, bring plenteousness; but he that is unadvised, cometh to poverty.
NET Bible
The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
New Heart English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
The Emphasized Bible
The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
Webster
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
World English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Youngs Literal Translation
The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:5
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4
A high look and a proud heart, which is the fire of the wicked, is sin.
5
But everyone
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4
He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 28:22
He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great intelligence, but he that is short of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs 27:23-27
Be thou diligent to know the countenance of thy sheep, and put thy heart into thy herds.
Ephesians 4:28
Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
and that ye procure to be quiet and to do your business and to work with your hands, as we commanded you,