Focused Passage

Proverbs 13:4

Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise

The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

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Verse 4

Original words

The slackerעָצֵ֑לH6102Adjective - masculine singular. . .וְנֶ֖פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructcravesמִתְאַוָּ֣הH183Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularyet [has] nothingוָ֭אַיִןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbbut the soulנַפְשׁ֣וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularof the diligentחָרֻצִ֣יםH2742Adjective - masculine pluralis fully satisfiedתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃H1878Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

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