“ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. ”
Killeth him - He wastes his strength and life in unsatisfied longings for something which he has not energy to gain. The wish to do great or good things may sometimes be taken for the deed, but i...
The desire of the slothful (l) killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. (l) He thinks to live by wishing and desiring all things, but will make no effort to get anything.
Proverbs 21:1 . watercourses: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Prove...
DISCOURSE: 803 DESIRE IS NOTHING WITHOUT LABOUR Proverbs 21:25 . The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour . IT is the duty of a minister to “comfort the Lord’s peo...
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. The desire of the slothful killeth him - He desires to eat, drink, and be clothed: but as he does not labor, hence he dies with...
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. The desire of the slothful killeth him (with disappointed hopes, Proverbs 13:12 , ending in want of all necessaries,...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
The desire of the slothful killeth them. — Their love for sloth and pleasure ruins them in soul and body and fortune.
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the prov...
Verse Proverbs 21:4 . The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man t...
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse...
The desire of the slothful killeth him ,.... His desire after food and raiment, and riches; for because he cannot have what he desires, being unwilling to work for them, it frets and vexes him to de...
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. Ver. 25. The desire of the slothful killeth him. ] He only wisheth well to himself; but refusing to labour, "pineth away in...
The desire of the slothful killeth him Torments him almost to death, while he passionately desires that which he sees he shall not enjoy, and will not take pains to procure. He coveteth greedily a...
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. Here we have, 1. The...
Killeth him; either, 1. Tormenteth him almost to death, whilst he passionately desires that which he sees he shall not enjoy, and will not take pains to procure. Or, 2. Exposeth him to extreme...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:25-26 THE SWORD OF THE SLUGGARD I. A sluggard cannot help desiring the results of toil . It is natural and lawful for men to value bodily health and comfort, and...
Proverbs 21:1 . The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fi...
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. Sloth Solomon attaches to it several evils. I. Suicide. “The desire of the slothful killeth him.” The man who is too l...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the...
v. 25. The desire of the slothful, his natural appetites and needs, for which he refuses to provide, killeth him, for want of diligence he dies of want; for his hands refuse to labor; too lazy to...
Matthew 25:26 ; Proverbs 12:24 ; Proverbs 12:27 ; Proverbs 13:4 ; Proverbs 15:19 ; Proverbs 19:24 ; Proverbs 20:4 ; Proverbs 22:13 ; Proverbs 24:30-34 ; Proverbs 26:13 ; Proverbs 26:16 ;...
Killeth — Torments him to death, while he passionately desires what he sees, he shall not enjoy, and will not take pains to procure.