Proverbs 20:4
מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
3כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל ־ אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע ׃
5מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב ־ אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4רָאשׁ עֹשֶׂה כַף ־ רְמִיָּה וְיַד חָרוּצִים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר ׃
Proverbs 19:15עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָֽב ׃
Proverbs 21:25תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי ־ מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת ׃
Proverbs 26:13אָמַר עָצֵל שַׁחַל בַּדָּרֶךְ אֲרִי בֵּין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:4
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. This is designed to rectify men's mistakes concerning strife. 1. Men think it is their wisdom to engage in quarrels; whereas it is the greatest folly that can be. He thinks himself a wise man that is quick in resenting affronts, that stands upon every nicety of honour and right, and will not abate an ace of either, that prescribes, and imposes, and gives law, to every body; but he that thus meddles is a fool, and creates a great… Read the whole commentary →