Proverbs 20:4
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֹרֶףchôrephproperly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figurat
- עָצֵלʻâtsêlindolent
- חָרַשׁchârashto scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fab
- שָׁאַלshâʼalto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 10:4, Pro 19:15, Pro 13:4, Mat 25:3–10, Mat 25:24–28, Pro 26:13–16, 2Pe 1:5–11, Pro 24:34