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Proverbs 21:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 The thoughts of the diligent do surely bring abundance; but [a]whosoever is hasty, cometh surely to poverty.
6 (A)The gathering of treasures by a deceitful tongue, is vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 The [b]robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; for they have refused to execute judgment.
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- Proverbs 21:5 He that goeth rashly about his business, and without counsel.
- Proverbs 21:7 He meaneth this chiefly of Judges, and Princes which leave that vocation, whereunto God hath called them, and powle their subjects to maintain their lusts.
Proverbs 21:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 21:5-7
New International Version
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(C)
for they refuse to do what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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