NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He also that is slothfulraphah (raw-faw') to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative) in his work mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) is brother 'ach (awkh) a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. to him that is a great ba`al (bah'-al) a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of. waster shachath (shaw-khath') to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys. King James Bible He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who is truly lazy in his work is brother to a vandal. International Standard Version Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction. NET Bible The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he whose hands are slack in his work is brother of the man who is a destroyer. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever is lazy in his work is related to a vandal. King James 2000 Bible He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Links Proverbs 18:9Proverbs 18:9 NIV Proverbs 18:9 NLT Proverbs 18:9 ESV Proverbs 18:9 NASB Proverbs 18:9 KJV |