Proverbs

Proverbs 21:5

⁵The plans of the diligent bring plenty,

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The plans	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of the diligent	חָ֭רוּץ	ḥā·rūṣ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2742 sharp, diligent
bring plenty	לְמוֹתָ֑ר	lə·mō·w·ṯār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4195 gain, superiority
as surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
as haste	אָ֝֗ץ	’āṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
to poverty	לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃	lə·maḥ·sō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.