Proverbs 21:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
Webster's Revision
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
World English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Barnes's Proverbs 21:5 Bible Commentary
Here diligence is opposed, not to sloth but to haste. Undue hurry is as fatal to success as undue procrastination.
Wesley's Proverbs 21:5 Bible Commentary
21:5 Hasty - Who manages his affairs rashly.