Proverbs 18:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He alsoגַּ֭ם
(gam)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
who is slackמִתְרַפֶּ֣ה
(mit·rap·peh)
7503: sink, relaxa prim. root
in his workבִמְלַאכְתֹּ֑ו
(vim·lach·tov;)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
Is brotherאָ֥ח
(ach)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
to him who destroys.מַשְׁחִֽית׃
(mash·chit.)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He also that is slothful
raphah  (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.
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