The Meaning of Proverbs 21:25 Explained

Proverbs 21:25

KJV: The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

YLT: The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

Darby: The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:

ASV: The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The desire  of the slothful  killeth  him; for his hands  refuse  to labour. 

What does Proverbs 21:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 21

1  The king's heart in the hand of the Lord

What do the individual words in Proverbs 21:25 mean?

The desire of the lazy [man] kills him for refuse his hands to labor
תַּאֲוַ֣ת עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־ מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת

תַּאֲוַ֣ת  The  desire 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תַּאֲוָה  
Sense: desire.
עָצֵ֣ל  of  the  lazy  [man] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָצֵל  
Sense: sluggish, lazy.
תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ  kills  him 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
מֵאֲנ֖וּ  refuse 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: מָאַן  
Sense: (Piel) to refuse.
יָדָ֣יו  his  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת  to  labor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.