Proverbs 21:5

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

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  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:22
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    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 13:4
    76%

    4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Prov 10:4
    76%

    4 Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27 The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

  • Prov 14:23-24
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    23 In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

    24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 13:10-12
    3 verses
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    10 Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

    11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

    12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • Prov 21:25-26
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    25 The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

    26 All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  • Prov 11:23-24
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    23 The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

    24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4 Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11 Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4 The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Prov 27:23
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    23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9 A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26 The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16 The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.

  • Prov 10:19
    69%

    19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18 Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Prov 14:15
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    15 The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.