Proverbs 21:25
23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- KJV
- The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
- WEB
- The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
- ASV
- The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
- DARBY
- The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
- BLB
- The desire of the lazy one brings him death, for his hands refuse to work.
- ÅB
- Den lates attrå dreper ham, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.
- OTB
- Den late persons ønske vil bli hans fall, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.
- B1930
- Den lates attrå dreper ham, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Read in contextMatthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Read in contextProverbs 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Read in contextProverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Read in contextProverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Read in contextProverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Read in contextProverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Read in contextProverbs 24:30–34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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