25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26All 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 cravingתַּאֲוַ֣תH8378Noun - feminine singular constructof the slackerעָצֵ֣לH6102Adjective - masculine singularkills himתְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּH4191Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhis handsיָדָ֣יוH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularrefuseמֵאֲנ֖וּH3985Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralto workלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃H6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 26
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Allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructday longהַ֭יּוֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularhe covetsהִתְאַוָּ֣הH183Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singularmoreתַאֲוָ֑הH8378Noun - feminine singularbut the righteousוְצַדִּ֥יקH6662Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singulargiveיִ֝תֵּ֗ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithoutוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlerestraintיַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃H2820Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular