Proverbs 13:4 meaning and explanation
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4, Berean Standard Bible
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This proverb is a father's instruction in the wisdom tradition of Israel, contrasting two ways of living rather than two kinds of people. The "slacker" (Hebrew remiyyah, a word for negligence and slackness) is not merely lazy but passive: he craves and desires, yet his longing never becomes action, so his hands stay empty.
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