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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 lust of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused 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.
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
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
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
Wherfor also strijf was maad bitwixe the keperis of flockis of Abram and of Loth. Forsothe Chananei and Feresei dwelliden in that lond in that tyme.
And whanne the watir in the botel was endid, sche castide awei the child vndur a tre that was there;
Forsothe the Lord herde the vois of the child, and the aungel of the Lord clepide Agar fro heuene, and seide, What doist thou, Agar? nyle thou drede, for God hath herd the vois of the child fro the place where ynne he is.
In the same tyme Abymelech, and Ficol, prince of his oost, seide to Abraham, God is with thee in alle thingis whiche thou doist;
Whiche answeriden, We moun not til alle scheep be gederid to gidere, and til we remouen the stoon fro the mouth of the pit to watir the flockis.
And sche answeride, Yiue thou blessyng to me, for thou hast youe a drye lond to me; yyue thou also a moyst lond with watris. And Caleph yaf to hir the moist lond aboue, and the moist lond bynethe.
A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
Trete thi cause with thi frend, and schewe thou not priuyte to a straunge man;
Betere is opyn repreuyng, than loue hid.
But if thi brother synneth ayens thee, go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixe thee and hym aloone; if he herith thee, thou hast wonnun thi 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.
