Proverbs 21:5
The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:4 : 4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
- Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
- Prov 14:29 : 29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
- Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes. 24 For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation. 25 The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered. 26 The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde. 27 And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.
- Prov 28:22 : 22 A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.
- Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.
- 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that ye studie to be quiet, & to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commaunded you, 12 That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you.
- Prov 20:21 : 21 An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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22 A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.
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4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
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4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
- Prov 28:19-202 verses76%
19 He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
20 A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
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27 The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
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21 An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
- Prov 13:10-123 verses74%
10 Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
11 The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
12 The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.
- Prov 21:25-262 verses74%
25 The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.
26 He coueteth euermore greedily, but the righteous giueth and spareth not.
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6 The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
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29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
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19 The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.
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24 The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
- Prov 11:23-242 verses72%
23 The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.
24 There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
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15 Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
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27 He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
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4 Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.
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11 He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.
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23 Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
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4 The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
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23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
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21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
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19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
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16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
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20 In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
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20 Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
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2 For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth.
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9 He also that is slouthfull in his worke, is euen the brother of him that is a great waster.
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6 Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.
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29 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
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5 The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.
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26 The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
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27 He that is greedie of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth giftes, shall liue.
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16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.
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6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
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19 In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
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11 Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
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10 (5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.
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9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.
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18 By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
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17 He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
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6 This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.
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25 He that is of a proude heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that trusteth in the Lorde, shall be fatte.
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15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.