Proverbs 21:25

Modern

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Traditional

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Literal

The desire of the lazy one brings him death, for his hands refuse to work.

Latin

Desideria occidunt pigrum: noluerunt enim quidquam manus ejus operari.

Hebrew

English

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Matthew 25:26
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 24:30–34
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Proverbs 22:13
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Proverbs 6:6–11
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.