Proverbs 21:25 · KJV
“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”
— Proverbs 21:25
Proud {and} haughty scorner {is} his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. {in proud...: Heb. in the wrath of pride}
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbs 21 — Context
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
24Proud {and} haughty scorner {is} his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. {in proud...: Heb. in the wrath of pride}
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27The sacrifice of the wicked {is} abomination: how much more, {when} he bringeth it with a wicked mind? {with...: Heb. in wickedness?}
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Matthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, {Thou} wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Proverbs 19:24
A slothful {man} hideth his hand in {his} bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain. {is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard {is} wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;