Other translations
American Standard Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The thoughts of the elect one are trusting and those of the evil one cause want.
Darby Bible Translation
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
God's Word
The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is [always] in a hurry ends up in poverty.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.
International Standard Version
Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity, but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
NET Bible
The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
New American Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
New International Version
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
New Living Translation
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Webster's Bible Translation
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
The World English Bible
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
EasyEnglish Bible
A careful person makes good plans and he has everything that he needs. But anyone who works in a hurry will soon become poor.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
New Life Version
The plans of those who do their best lead only to having all they need, but all who are in a hurry come only to want.
The Voice Bible
A well-thought-out plan will work to your advantage, but hasty actions will cost you dearly.
Living Bible
Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.
New Catholic Bible
The plans of the diligent will ensure profit, but rash haste will surely lead to poverty.
Legacy Standard Bible
The thoughts of the diligent lead surely to profit, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness, but of every one that is too hasty, only to want.
Christian Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The thoughts of the [steadily] diligent tend only to plenteousness, but everyone who is impatient and hasty hastens only to want.
New Century Version
The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who act too quickly become poor.
The Message
Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The plans of a hard worker lead to abundance, but everyone in a hurry rushes toward scarcity.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
Good News Translation®
Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.
Wycliffe Bible
The thoughts of a strong man be ever in abundance; but each slow man is ever in neediness. (The thoughts of a strong person be forevermore on abundance, or on plenty; but those of each person in haste be forevermore on neediness./Carefully-made plans shall be successful; but each person in haste shall be forever in need.)
Contemporary English Version
If you plan and work hard, you will have plenty; if you hurry to get rich, you will end up poor.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
Common English Bible © 2011
The plans of the diligent end up in profit, but those who hurry end up with loss.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage, But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The plans of the diligent end in profit, but those of the hasty end in loss.
New American Standard Bible
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to advantage, But everyone who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.
The Expanded Bible
The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who ·act too quickly [hurry] become poor.
Tree of Life Version
Plans of the diligent surely lead to gain, but all who are hasty come only to loss.
Revised Standard Version
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
New International Reader's Version
The plans of people who work hard succeed. You can be just as sure that those in a hurry will become poor.
BRG Bible
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Complete Jewish Bible
The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush in arrive only at want.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The plans of the kharutz (diligent) lead surely to profit; but of every one that is hasty surely to machsor (poverty, want).
Names of God Bible
The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is always in a hurry ends up in poverty.
Modern English Version
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty, but of everyone who is hasty only to want.
Easy-to-Read Version
Careful planning leads to profit. Acting too quickly leads to poverty.
International Children’s Bible
Those who plan and work hard earn a profit. But those who act too quickly become poor.
Lexham English Bible
The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
New International Version - UK
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.