Proverbs 21:5
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.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:4 : 4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
- Prov 13:4 : 4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
- Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
- Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds; 24 For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations. 25 The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in. 26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field: 27 There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.
- Prov 28:22 : 22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
- Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
- 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders; 12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
- Prov 20:21 : 21 A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
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22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
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4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
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4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
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19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
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27 He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
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21 A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
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23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
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25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
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29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
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19 Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
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24 The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
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23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
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15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
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27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
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4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
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11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
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23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
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4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
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23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
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21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
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19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
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16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
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20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
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20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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2 Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
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9 He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
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6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
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29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
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5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
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26 The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
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27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.
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16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
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6 Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
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19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
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11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
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10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?
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9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.
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18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
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17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
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6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.
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25 He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
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15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.