Proverbs 21:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves, 24 For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation. 25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains. 26 Lambs `are' for thy clothing, And the price of the field `are' he-goats, 27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk `is' for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, 12 that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not 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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    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    76%

    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

    20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

  • Prov 12:27
    75%

    27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

  • Prov 14:23-24
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    23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

    24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

  • Prov 13:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled `is' wisdom.

    11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

    12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

    26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the slothful `is' as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

  • Prov 11:23-24
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    23The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

    24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

  • Prov 11:27
    71%

    27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

  • Prov 27:23
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    23Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

  • Luke 12:21
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    21so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So `are' the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Also, without knowledge the soul `is' not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he `is' to a destroyer.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6`Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.'

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous `are' justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused `him' to bend over it.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

  • Prov 10:19
    69%

    19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    10Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

  • Prov 28:25
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    25Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

  • Prov 14:15
    69%

    15The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.