Proverbs 21:25
“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The desire of the slothful killeth him,.... His desire after food and raiment, and riches; for because he cannot have…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Killeth him - He wastes his strength and life in unsatisfied longings for something which he has not energy to gain. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 21:25-26
Here we have, 1. The miseries of the slothful, whose hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the desire of the slothful killeth him This may mean either (a) his desire for slothful inaction brings him to want and…
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