Proverbs 21:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”
Proverbs 21:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 21:25 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 21:25 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 21:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.”
Proverbs 21:25 — World English Bible
Proverbs 21:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.”
Proverbs 21:25 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.”
Proverbs 21:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:”
Proverbs 21:25 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 21:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.”
Proverbs 21:25 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:25 in Context — Proverbs 21
23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
What Does Proverbs 21:25 Mean?
Proverbs 21:25 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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