Proverbs 18:9
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
ὁ ὢν καί ὁ ἦν καί ὁ ἐρχόμενος
ho ṑn kaí ho ēn kaí ho erchómenos
the one being and the one that was and the one coming, i.e. the Eternal, as a divine epithet of Christ
Key Terms in This Verse
ὁ ὢν καί ὁ ἦν καί ὁ ἐρχόμενος ho ṑn kaí ho ēn kaí ho erchómenos
the one being and the one that was and the one coming, i.e. the Eternal, as a divine epithet of Christ
Study G3801 →אָח ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Study H251 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →Cross References
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
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