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Proverbs 21:25

25  aThe desire of the slothful killeth him;

For his hands refuse to labour.

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Proverbs 21:25 — The New International Version (NIV)

25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,

because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — English Standard Version (ESV)

25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,

for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

25 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,

for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

25 The desire of the lazy man kills him,

For his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:25 — New Century Version (NCV)

25 Lazy people’s desire for sleep will kill them,

because they refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him;

For his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 21:25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

25 The desire of a lazy person will kill him 

because his hands refuse to work. 

Proverbs 21:25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

25 A slacker’s craving will kill him

because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

25 The craving of the lazy person is fatal,

for lazy hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

25 The craving of a lazy person will kill him,

for his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

25 Some people will die while they are still hungry.

That’s because their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

25 The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,

For his hands refuse to work;


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