Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through. Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful shall be under tribute. Proverbs 14:1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built. Proverbs 20:4 Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. Proverbs 21:25 Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all. Proverbs 23:21 Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together, shall be consumed: and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags. Proverbs 24:30,31 I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man: . . . Hebrews 6:11 And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end: 2 Peter 1:5-10 And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue: And in virtue, knowledge: . . . Context Wisdom and Folly…17Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness. 18By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.19For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.… Cross References Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful shall be under tribute. Proverbs 24:30 I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man: Lexicon Through lazinessבַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם (ba·‘ă·ṣal·ta·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 6103: Sluggishness the roof הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה (ham·mə·qā·reh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4746: Something meeting, a frame caves in, יִמַּ֣ךְ (yim·maḵ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4355: To be low or humiliated and in the hands יָדַ֖יִם (yā·ḏa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand of the idle, וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת (ū·ḇə·šip̄·lūṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8220: Remissness the house הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house leaks. יִדְלֹ֥ף (yiḏ·lōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1811: To drip, to weep Additional Translations Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house drops through. By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces. By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth. By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop. Jump to Previous Building Decayeth Drop Droppeth Falleth Framework Fulness Goes Hands House Idle Idleness Leaks Low Rafters Roof Sink Sinketh Sinks Slackness Sloth Slothfulness Wall Water WorkJump to Next Building Decayeth Drop Droppeth Falleth Framework Fulness Goes Hands House Idle Idleness Leaks Low Rafters Roof Sink Sinketh Sinks Slackness Sloth Slothfulness Wall Water WorkLinks Ecclesiastes 10:18 NIVEcclesiastes 10:18 NLT Ecclesiastes 10:18 ESV Ecclesiastes 10:18 NASB Ecclesiastes 10:18 KJV Ecclesiastes 10:18 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 10:18 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 10:18 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 10:18 French Bible Ecclesiastes 10:18 German Bible Alphabetical: a and are hands his house idle If indolence is lazy leaks man rafters sag slackness the Through OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 10:18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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