the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Green's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:25
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A slacker’s craving will kill himbecause his hands refuse to work.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the lazy one puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
Lazy people's desire for sleep will kill them, because they refuse to work.
The desire of the lazy kills him, For his hands refuse to labor;
The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,For his hands refuse to work;
The craving of the slacker will kill him because his hands refuse to work.
If you want too much and are too lazy to work, it could be fatal.
A lazy man's craving will kill him, because his hands refuse to work —
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
Lazy people will cause their own destruction because they refuse to work.
The desire of the sluggard kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Lazy people who refuse to work are only killing themselves;
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The desire of the slouthfull killeth him: for his hands refuse to labour.
The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.
Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Desiris sleen a slow man; for hise hondis nolden worche ony thing.
The desire of the sluggard kills him; For his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.
The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands will not work.
The craving of the lazy person is fatal, for lazy hands refuse to labor.
The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.
Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.
The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
Lazy people finally die of hunger because they won't get up and go to work.
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Proverbs 6:6-11, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 22:13, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 26:13, Proverbs 26:16, Matthew 25:26
Reciprocal: Joshua 7:3 - about two Proverbs 17:16 - seeing Ecclesiastes 10:18 - General Luke 13:24 - for Luke 16:3 - I cannot 2 Thessalonians 3:10 - that
Cross-References
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then in the land.
And the water from the skin was finished, and she put the boy under one of the shrubs.
And God heard the voice of the young boy. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of the heavens. And He said to her, What ails you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy, there where he is .
And it happened at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
And they said, We are not able until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.
And she said to him, Give a blessing to me. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, also you shall give springs of water to me. And Caleb gave the upper springs and the lower springs to her.
A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Contend for your cause with your neighbor, and do not uncover the secret of another,
Better is revealed reproof than secret love.
But if your brother may sin against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The desire of the slothful killeth him,.... His desire after food and raiment, and riches; for because he cannot have what he desires, being unwilling to work for them, it frets and vexes him to death, or puts him upon unlawful methods to obtain them, which bring him to a shameful death; see Proverbs 13:4;
for his hands refuse to labour; when he is ordered by his superiors, or his wants are such as call for labour; and he seems to be willing and desirous of it, necessity obliging to it, yet he cannot bring his hands to it; these do in effect say, as Aben Ezra observes, Thou shall not do it. Maimonides says this is to be understood of sloth in seeking wisdom h.
h Moreh Nevochim, par. 1. c. 34. p. 47.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Killeth him - He wastes his strength and life in unsatisfied longings for something which he has not energy to gain. The wish to do great or good things may sometimes be taken for the deed, but if the hindrance is from a manâs own sloth, it does but add to his condemnation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 21:25. The desire of the slothful killeth him — He desires to eat, drink, and be clothed: but as he does not labour, hence he dies with this desire in his heart, envying those who possess plenty through their labour and industry. Hence he is said to covet greedily all the day long, Proverbs 21:26, while the righteous, who has been laborious and diligent, has enough to eat, and some to spare.
