Proverbs 21:5
The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
4A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Proverbs 19:2For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth.
Proverbs 27:23Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
Proverbs 29:20Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, 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 →