Proverbs 21:5–6
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
The thoughts of the diligent tend onely to plenteousnes: but of euery one that is hastie, onely to want.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
*The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 10.2. and 13.11.
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- Proverbs 10:4Rank 1 from verse 5
- Proverbs 13:4Rank 2 from verse 5
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12Rank 3 from verse 5
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
11And that ye studie to be quiet, and to doe your owne businesse, and to worke with your owne hands, (as wee commanded you:)
12That ye may walke honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may haue lacke of ‖nothing.
- Ephesians 4:28Rank 4 from verse 5
28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
28Let him that stole, steale no more: but rather let him labour, working with his handes the thing which is good, that he may haue ‖to giue to him that needeth.
- Proverbs 27:23–27Rank 5 from verse 5
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
23†Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds.
24††For riches are not for euer: and doth the crowne endure to euery generation?
25The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
26The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field.
27†And thou shalt haue goats milke enough for thy food, for the food of thy houshold, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
- Proverbs 14:29Rank 6 from verse 5
- Proverbs 28:22Rank 7 from verse 5
- Proverbs 20:21Rank 8 from verse 5
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- Proverbs 13:11Rank 1 from verse 6
- Proverbs 10:2Rank 2 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 17:11Rank 3 from verse 6
11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
11‖ As the partrich sitteth on egges, and hatcheth them not: so he that getteth riches and not by right, shall leaue them in the midst of his dayes, and at his end shall be a foole.
- Proverbs 20:21Rank 4 from verse 6
- Proverbs 8:36Rank 5 from verse 6
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10Rank 6 from verse 6
9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
9But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish & hurtfull lusts, which drowne men in destruction and perdition.
10For the loue of money is the root of all euill, which while some coueted after, they haue ‖erred from the faith, and pierced themselues through with many sorrowes.
- 2 Peter 2:3Rank 7 from verse 6
3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
3And through couetousnesse shall they with fained words, make marchandise of you, whose iudgement now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbreth not.
- Proverbs 20:14Rank 8 from verse 6
- Proverbs 22:8Rank 9 from verse 6
- Proverbs 30:8Rank 10 from verse 6
- Titus 1:11Rank 11 from verse 6
- Ezekiel 18:31Rank 12 from verse 6
31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
31¶ *Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherby yee haue transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will yee die, O house of Israel?
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Proverbs 21:5
Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.
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Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.
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Lead or incline toward a result.
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plenteousness
Abundance; copious supply; plenty.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Quick; speedy; opposed to slow.
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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.
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Proverbs 21:6
The act of obtaining, gaining or acquiring; acquisition.
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Sense 1: Valuable things laid up. Sense 2: To store or keep as precious.
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1. Reclining, resting, remaining, or being situated in a place. 2. Speaking or representing what is false or deceptive. 3. Lying with a person; having sexual intercourse.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of toss, meaning to throw or move violently to and fro.
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Away or back in the opposite direction, chiefly in the phrase to and fro, meaning repeatedly this way and that, back and forth, or from place to place.
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4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
4*†‖An high looke, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sinne.
5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
5The thoughts of the diligent tend onely to plenteousnes: but of euery one that is hastie, onely to want.
Selected passage6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
6*The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
Selected passage7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
7†The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to doe iudgement.