Verse 5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds. 24 For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations. 25 When the hay is removed, and new growth appears, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered, 26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. 27 There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your servant girls.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead, he must labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And to make it your ambition to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.