Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, 1 but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty. 1
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4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— 1 the lamp of the wicked—are sin. 1
6Acquiring riches by a lying tongue 1 is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1
Proverbs 19:2Also, it is not good to have desire without knowledge 1 and the one who runs too fast misses the path. 1
Proverbs 27:23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks 1 and be concerned about your herds, 1
Proverbs 29:20See a man who is hasty in his words? 1 There is more hope for a fool than for him. 1
1 Thessalonians 4:11We also exhort you to aspire to live quietly, take care of your own responsibilities, and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:5
4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. This may be taken as showing us, 1. The marks of a wicked man. He that has a high look and a proud heart, that carries himself insolently and scornfully towards both God and man, and that is always ploughing and plotting, designing and devising some mischief or other, is indeed a wicked man. The light of the wicked is sin. Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory and joy, and the business of wicked men. 2. The miseries of wicked man. His… Read the whole commentary →