Proverbs 13:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The soulנַפְשֹׁ֣ו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of the sluggardעָצֵ֑ל
(a·tzel;)
6102: sluggish, lazyfrom atsel
cravesמִתְאַוָּ֣ה
(mit·'av·vah)
183: to incline, desirefrom an unused word
and [gets] nothing,וָ֭אַיִן
(va·'a·yin)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
But the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ve·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of the diligentחָרֻצִ֣ים
(cha·ru·tzim)
2742a: sharp, diligentpass. part. of charats
is made fat.תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃
(te·du·shan.)
1878: to be fat, grow fata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of the sluggard
`atsel  (aw-tsale')
indolent -- slothful, sluggard.
desireth
'avah  (aw-vaw')
to wish for -- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
and hath nothing but the soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of the diligent
charuwts  (khaw-roots')
decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.
shall be made fat
dashen  (daw-shane')
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

King James Bible
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

International Standard Version
The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

NET Bible
The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A man that does not work always falls into lusts and the soul of the strong will grow fat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lazy person craves food and there is none, but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.

King James 2000 Bible
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
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