Proverbs 21:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 ¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 ¶ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. 24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field. 27 And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 28:22
    76%

    22¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 13:4
    76%

    4¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 10:4
    76%

    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
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    19¶ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 12:27
    75%

    27¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

    24¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

  • Prov 13:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

    12¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 21:6
    73%

    6¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

  • Prov 12:24
    72%

    24¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  • Prov 11:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

    24¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 11:27
    71%

    27¶ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

  • Prov 27:23
    71%

    23¶ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21‹So› [is] ‹he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.›

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20¶ [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20¶ Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

  • Prov 18:9
    70%

    9¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Eccl 4:6
    70%

    6Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:5
    70%

    5¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

  • Prov 16:26
    70%

    26¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Prov 15:27
    70%

    27¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Ps 39:6
    69%

    6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Prov 10:19
    69%

    19¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

  • Prov 6:11
    69%

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10
    69%

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    69%

    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Eccl 10:18
    69%

    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25¶ He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

  • Prov 14:15
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    15¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.