NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The sluggard`atsel (aw-tsale') indolent -- slothful, sluggard. will not plow charash (khaw-rash') to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material) by reason of the cold choreph (kho'-ref) the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age -- cold, winter (-house), youth. therefore shall he beg sha'al (shaw-al') to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand sha'al (shaw-al') to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand in harvest qatsiyr (kaw-tseer') severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man). and have nothing Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing. King James Bible The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Holman Christian Standard Bible The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing. International Standard Version A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing. NET Bible The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A lazy man is reproached and does not keep silent; he begs in harvest and there is no water. GOD'S WORD® Translation A lazy person does not plow in the fall. He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing. King James 2000 Bible The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Links Proverbs 20:4Proverbs 20:4 NIV Proverbs 20:4 NLT Proverbs 20:4 ESV Proverbs 20:4 NASB Proverbs 20:4 KJV |
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