Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness,.... A man that is thoughtful and studious, and wisely forms…

Here diligence is opposed, not to sloth but to haste. Undue hurry is as fatal to success as undue procrastination.

Here is, 1. The way to be rich. If we would live plentifully and comfortably in the world, we must be diligent in our…

but of every one i.e. but the thoughts(supplied from the first clause) of every one. It is more literal, however, and at…