Proverbs 21:25 NIV: The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25

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New International Version (© 2011)
The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

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

American Standard Version
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

Young's Literal Translation
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

Proverbs 21:25 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The desire of the slothful killeth him - He desires to eat, drink, and be clothed: but as he does not labor, hence he dies with this desire in his heart, envying those who possess plenty through their labor 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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 6:6-11 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise...

Proverbs 12:24,27 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute...

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 19:24 A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man said, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 24:30-34 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding...

Proverbs 26:13,16 The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets...

Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not...

Proverbs 21:25 Parallel Commentaries
Craving Death Desire Hands Hater Killeth Kills Labor Puts Refuse Refused Slayeth Slothful Sluggard Sluggard's Work
Craving Death Desire Hands Hater Killeth Kills Labor Puts Refuse Refused Slayeth Slothful Sluggard Sluggard's Work
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