Proverbs 21:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(A)
Proverbs 21:5
Common English Bible
5 The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
but those who hurry end up with loss.
Proverbs 21:25-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 The craving of the lazy person is fatal,
for lazy hands refuse to labor.(A)
26 All day long the wicked covet,[a]
but the righteous give and do not hold back.(B)
Footnotes
- 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously
Proverbs 21:25-26
Common English Bible
25 The desires of the lazy will kill them,
because their hands refuse to do anything.
26 The lazy desire things constantly,
but the righteous give without holding back.
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