Ecclesiastes 4:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
חָבַק
châbaq
to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּשָׂר bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Study H1320 →Cross References
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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