Proverbs 13:4
Context| NETBible | The appetite 1 of the sluggard 2 craves 3 but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. 4 |
| XREF | Nu 23:10; Ps 92:14; Pr 2:2-9; Pr 8:34; Pr 10:4; Pr 11:25; Pr 12:11,24; Pr 26:13; Pr 28:25; Isa 58:11; Joh 6:27; Heb 6:11; 2Pe 1:5-11 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally “soul”) has a broad range of meanings, and here denotes “appetite” (e.g., Ps 17:9; Prov 23:3; Eccl 2:24; Isa 5:14; Hab 2:5; BDB 660 s.v. 5.c) or (2) “desire” (e.g., Deut 12:20; Prov 19:8; 21:10; BDB 660 s.v. 6.a). 2 sn The contrast is between the “soul (= appetite) of the sluggard” (נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל, nafsho ’atsel) and the “soul (= desire) of the diligent” (נֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים, nefesh kharutsim) – what they each long for. 3 tn The Hitpael verb means “to lust after; to crave.” A related verb is used in the Decalogue’s prohibition against coveting (Exod 20:17; Deut 5:21). 4 tn Heb “will be made fat” (cf. KJV, NASB); NRSV “is richly supplied.” |
