Proverbs 21:25
תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי ־ מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
In Context
24זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן ׃
26כָּל ־ הַיּוֹם הִתְאַוָּה תַאֲוָה וְצַדִּיק יִתֵּן וְלֹא יַחְשֹֽׂךְ ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6לֵֽךְ ־ אֶל ־ נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם ׃
Proverbs 12:27לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידוֹ וְהוֹן ־ אָדָם יָקָר חָרֽוּץ ׃
Proverbs 15:19דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק וְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָֽה ׃
Proverbs 20:4מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן ׃
Proverbs 24:30עַל ־ שְׂדֵה אִישׁ ־ עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל ־ כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר ־ לֵֽב ׃
Proverbs 26:16חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָֽעַם ׃
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 →