Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
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.
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.
Themes
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Machashabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4 Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart - the lamp of the lawless, are sin. 5 The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want. 6 The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, they who seek them seek death,
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Proverbs 28:22
A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
Proverbs 13:4
The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
Proverbs 14:29
One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.
Proverbs 27:23-27
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Ephesians 4:28
Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, - working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have wherewith to be giving away to him that hath need;
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands, - even as, unto you, we gave charge -