Romans 12:11
Be zealous without negligence; with bren (fervor, hitlahavut) be burning with the Ruach Hakodesh. With avodas kodesh serve Hashem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
In Context
12Have simcha in tikvah. Have savlanut in tzoros. Keep davening tefillos.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the nemalah (ant), thou atzel (sluggard, lazy one); 1 consider her drakhim (ways), and be chacham (wise); 1
Proverbs 13:4The nefesh of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) desireth, and hath nothing, 1 but the nefesh of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall have ample provision. 1
Proverbs 22:29Seest thou an ish mahir (diligent, one who excells) in his work? 1 He shall stand before melachim; 1 he shall not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 26:13The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; 1 an ari is in the rechovot. 1
Isaiah 56:10His tzof (watchmen, sentinels, nevi'im) are ivrim (blind); 1 they all lack da'as, 1 they are all kelavim illemim (mute watchdogs) that cannot bark; 1 lying around dreaming, they love to slumber. + 56:10 See Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17 by contrast 1
Matthew 25:26And, in reply, his Adon said to him, You farbissener (mean) eved rah v'atzel (wicked and lazy slave), so you had daas that I reap where I did not sow and I gather from which I did not scatter seed?
Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21
Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →