Proverbs 20:4
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָרַשׁ
chârash
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad ...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
קָצִיר
qâtsîyr
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →חָרַשׁ chârash
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be sil...
Study H2790 →קָצִיר qâtsîyr
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
Study H7105 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →Cross References
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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