Verse 25

The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den late mannens begjær dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den dovenes lyst dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Norsk King James

  Den late ønsker å unngå arbeid; for hendene hans nekter å gjøre noe.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den lates begjæring vil drepe ham, for hans hender nekter å gjøre noe.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Latskapens begjær dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den late mannens ønsker dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den late persons begjær fører til hans undergang, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Den late mannens ønsker dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den dovnes begjær dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den latskapens lyst dreper ham, for hendene hans nekter å arbeide.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den Lades Begjæring skal dræbe ham; thi hans Hænder vægrede sig ved at gjøre (Noget).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den sløves begjær dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den late mannens begjær dreper ham, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den late drepes av sitt begjær, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den late manns begjær dreper ham, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den lathans begjær fører til hans død, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
• Prov 15:19 : 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.
• Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.
• Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.
• Prov 22:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'
• Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
• Prov 26:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'
• Prov 26:16 : 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
• Matt 25:26 : 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.
• Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
• Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.
• Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. 7 She has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.