Proverbs 21:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

New Living Translation
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

English Standard Version
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Berean Study Bible
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

New American Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to advantage, But everyone who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

NASB 1995
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

NASB 1977
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

Amplified Bible
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage, But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.

Christian Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Contemporary English Version
If you plan and work hard, you will have plenty; if you hurry to get rich, you will end up poor.

Good News Translation
Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is [always] in a hurry ends up in poverty.

International Standard Version
Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.

NET Bible
The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

New King James Version
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

King James 2000 Bible
The thoughts of the diligent lead only to plenty; but of everyone that is hasty, only to want.

New Heart English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

World English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

American King James Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

American Standard Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

A Faithful Version
The plans of the diligent tend only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty, only to poverty.

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

English Revised Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Webster's Bible Translation
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The deuyses of one that is diligent, brynge plenteousnes: but he yt is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, "" And of every hasty one, only to want.

Young's Literal Translation
The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Smith's Literal Translation
The purposes of the active only to abundance; and every one hastening only to want.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The thoughts of the elect one are trusting, and those of the evil one cause want.

Lamsa Bible
The thoughts of the elect tend surely to plenteousness; but those of evil men cause want.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
















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