5The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.


In Context

2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

3 To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

4 Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin.

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

6 The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

Proverbs 21:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but of every one that is hasty only to want.