Proverbs 21:5 Cross References - BSB

⁵ The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

⁴ Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁴ The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

²⁹ A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

²¹ An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

²³ Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; ²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. ²⁵ When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered, ²⁶ the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. ²⁷ You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

²² A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

²⁸ He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

¹¹ and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. ¹² Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.