Proverbs 21:25
The longing of the slothful will kill him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
In Context
24The presumptuous and proud, scorner is his name, dealeth in the wrath of presumption.
26All the day he feeleth a great longing; but the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.
Proverbs 12:27The indolent roasteth not that which he hath caught in hunting; but the most precious wealth of man is diligence.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful man is like a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is a levelled [road].
Proverbs 20:4Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.
Proverbs 24:30By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
Proverbs 26:16The slothful is wiser in his own eyes, than seven men that can give wise answers.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:25
24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. See here the mischief of pride and haughtiness. 1. It exposes men to sin; it makes them passionate, and kindles in them the fire of proud wrath. They are continually dealing in it, as if it were their trade to be angry, and they had nothing so much to do as to barter passions and exchange bitter words. Most of the wrath that inflames the spirits and societies of men is proud wrath. Men cannot bear the least slight, nor in any thing to be crossed… Read the whole commentary →