Proverbs 21:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 21:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 21:5 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 21:5 — KJV
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.”
— Proverbs 21:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 21:5 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 21:5
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:5: thoughts, only, every
“Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:5: only, every, one
“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. man: Heb. soul”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:5: only, every, one
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:5: only, every, one
“They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. they...: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched a diligent...: Heb. a search searched”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:5: diligent, every, one
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