Proverbs 21:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. 24 For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And you will have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your maidens.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning, but its end 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
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    22He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 13:4
    76%

    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    76%

    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 12:27
    75%

    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning, but its end shall not be blessed.

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

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 13:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 21:25-26
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    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

    26He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 11:23-24
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

    24There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 11:27
    71%

    27He who diligently seeks good procures favor, but he who seeks evil, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own wisdom.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 27:23
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    23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

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

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Also, for the soul to be without knowledge is not good; and he who hurries with his feet sins.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full, with toil and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11So shall your poverty come upon you like a traveler, and your need like an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    10He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase; this also is vanity.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.

  • Prov 14:15
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    15The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps carefully.