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Proverbs 21:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Proverbs 21:5

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3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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

6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

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Here is, first, the way to become rich. If we want to live well and comfortably in this world, we must be diligent in our work and not draw back from the effort and trouble it takes. We should follow our tasks closely, make good use of every chance we get, and do everything with all our strength. But we must not be rushed or push ourselves and others too hard. We should keep steady and take things in a careful, moderate way, for that often gets farther in a day.

Diligence must be joined with wise planning. The thoughts of the diligent matter just as much as the hands of the diligent. Good forethought is as useful as hard work. Do you see a man who is both wise and hardworking? He will have enough to live on.

Second, here is the way to become poor. Those who are hasty, careless, and rash in their affairs, and who will not take time to think, are headed for poverty. So are those who are greedy for gain and try to get rich by dishonest methods or foolish schemes. The very plans and clever ideas they trust to lift them up will bring them down.

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Proverbs 21:1

"The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires."

Proverbs 21:2

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts."

Proverbs 21:3

"To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:4

"A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin."

Proverbs 21:6

"Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death."

Proverbs 21:7

"The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right."

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