Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,
New American Standard Bible
For his hands refuse to work;
King James Version
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Holman Bible
because his hands refuse to work.
International Standard Version
What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.
A Conservative Version
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
American Standard Version
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
Amplified
The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;
Bible in Basic English
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
Darby Translation
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
King James 2000
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Modern King James verseion
The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour.
NET Bible
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
New Heart English Bible
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
The Emphasized Bible
The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.
Webster
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.
World English Bible
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Youngs Literal Translation
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
Themes
Desires » The desire of the slothful
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Slothful
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
24 Proud, arrogant, mocking, is his name doing in the wrath of pride. 25 The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work, 26 He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful one shall not ensnare his hunting: and the substance of the active man is precious.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.
Proverbs 19:24
The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:4
The slothful one reproaching will not work: he shall ask in harvest, and nothing.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful one said, A lion without; I shall be slain in the midst of the broad places.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places.
Proverbs 26:16
The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.
Matthew 25:26
And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not: