Proverbs 21:5 Cross References - ISV

⁵ Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.

⁴ Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

⁴ The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

²⁹ Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

²¹ An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

²³ Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, ²⁴ because riches don’t endure forever, and crowns don’t last from one generation to the next. ²⁵ When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested, ²⁶ the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field. ²⁷ You will have enough goat’s milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.

²² The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn’t aware that poverty will catch up with him.

²⁸ The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.

¹¹ Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you, ¹² so that you may win the respect of outsiders, and have need of nothing.