25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:25-26
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 25
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The craving תַּאֲוַ֣ת H8378 Noun - feminine singular construct of the slacker עָצֵ֣ל H6102 Adjective - masculine singular kills him תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ H4191 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction his hands יָדָ֣יו H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular refuse מֵאֲנ֖וּ H3985 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural to work לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 26
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All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct day long הַ֭יּוֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular he covets הִתְאַוָּ֣ה H183 Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular more תַאֲוָ֑ה H8378 Noun - feminine singular but the righteous וְצַדִּ֥יק H6662 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular give יִ֝תֵּ֗ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular without וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle restraint יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ H2820 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular