Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
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- Proverbs 10:4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 27:23–25 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds: For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations? The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.