Proverbs
Proverbs 20:4
4The slacker does not plow in season;
at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The slacker | עָצֵ֣ל | ‘ā·ṣêl | Adjective - masculine singular | H6102 sluggish, lazy |
| does not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| plow | יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ | ya·ḥă·rōš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| in season | מֵ֭חֹרֶף | mê·ḥō·rep̄ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2779 harvest-time, autumn |
| at harvest time | בַּקָּצִ֣יר | baq·qā·ṣîr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| he looks | יִשְׁאַל | yiš·ʾal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| but nothing is there | וָאָֽיִן׃ | wā·’ā·yin | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:4 · Proverbs 19:15 · Proverbs 13:4 · Matthew 25:24–28 · Matthew 25:3–10 · Proverbs 26:13–16 · 2 Peter 1:5–11 · Proverbs 24:34 · Proverbs 19:24 · Proverbs 6:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.