Proverbs 21:25
Strong's Lexicon
The craving
תַּאֲוַ֣ת (ta·’ă·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8378: 1) desire 1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart 1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense) 1b) thing desired, object of desire

of the sluggard
עָצֵ֣ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst)

will kill him
תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ (tə·mî·ṯen·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

his hands
יָדָ֣יו (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

refuse
מֵאֲנ֖וּ (mê·’ă·nū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3985: 1) (Piel) to refuse

to work.
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

New American Standard Bible
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;

King James Bible
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

New Living Translation
Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

English Standard Version
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

New American Standard Bible
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A slacker's craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

International Standard Version
What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

NET Bible
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

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

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

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
















Cross References
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
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