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Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת חָ֭רוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

  1. מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.Vot“[the] plans of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַחֲשָׁבָה · “plot” · Strong's H4284
  2. חָ֭רוּץCha.rutz“a diligent [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרוּץ · “sharp” · Strong's H2742A
  3. אַךְ־'akh-“only”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  4. לְמוֹתָ֑רle.mo.Tar“to advantage”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹתָר · “advantage” · Strong's H4195
  5. וְכָל־ve.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. אָ֝֗ץ'Atz“hasty [person]”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּץ · “to hasten” · Strong's H0213
  7. אַךְ־'akh-“only”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  8. לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.Sor“to poverty”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַחְסוֹר · “need” · Strong's H4270
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)