Proverbs
Proverbs 21:25–26
25The craving of the slacker kills him
because his hands refuse to work.
26All day long he covets more,
but the righteous give without restraint.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 21:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The craving | תַּאֲוַ֣ת | ta·’ă·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8378 desire |
| of the slacker | עָצֵ֣ל | ‘ā·ṣêl | Adjective - masculine singular | H6102 sluggish, lazy |
| kills him | תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ | tə·mî·ṯen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| his hands | יָדָ֣יו | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| refuse | מֵאֲנ֖וּ | mê·’ă·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3985 refuse |
| to work | לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
Proverbs 21:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| day long | הַ֭יּוֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| he covets | הִתְאַוָּ֣ה | hiṯ·’aw·wāh | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H183 incline, desire |
| more | תַאֲוָ֑ה | ṯa·’ă·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8378 desire |
| but the righteous | וְצַדִּ֥יק | wə·ṣad·dîq | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| give | יִ֝תֵּ֗ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| without | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| restraint | יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ | yaḥ·śōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2820 withhold, refrain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 13:4 · Matthew 25:26 · Proverbs 19:24 · Proverbs 12:24 · Proverbs 12:27 · Proverbs 15:19 · Proverbs 26:16 · Proverbs 24:30–34
Proverbs 21:26 Psalm 37:26 · Acts 20:33–35 · Psalm 112:9 · Ephesians 4:28 · Luke 6:30–36 · 2 Corinthians 8:7–9 · Matthew 5:42 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.