“Wisdom and Laziness” Lesson Text: Proverbs 21 – 26: Series: Wisdom From Above: Adult Quarterly SS Fall Quarter 2005 September, October, November:

Key Verses: Proverbs 21:25, 26:

King James Translation: “The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.”

Interlinear Translation: “The lust of the lazy man kills him, for have refused his hands to work. All the day long he lusts with lust, but the righteous gives and not withholds.”

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “THE DESIRE = a longing, by implication a delight, satisfaction, objectively a charm, dainty, lusting, pleasant. OF THE SLOTHFUL = indolent, sluggard, to lean idly, slack, idleness. KILLETH HIM = to die, to kill, put to death. FOR HIS HANDS = the open hand indicating power, means, direction. REFUSE = unwilling, refractory, to spurn, disdain, loathe, reject, reprobate person, vile person. TO LABOUR = to do or make, accomplish, advance, bring forth, commit, deal with, fashion, finish, furnish, maintain. HE COVETETH = to wish for, greatly desire, be desirous, long after, lust after. GREEDILY ALL THE DAY LONG = a longing, by implication a delight, satisfaction, objectively a charm. BUT THE RIGHTEOUS = just, lawful, to be or make right in a moral or forensic sense, cleansed. GIVETH = put, make, add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, bestow, bring forth, direct, distribute, grant, perform, render. AND SPARETH NOT = not to restrain or refrain, by implication to refuse, preserve, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep back, punish, refrain, reserve, withhold.

Lesson Focus:

Proverbs 21:25: The Parasite.

Proverbs 21:26: The Producers.

Proverbs 22:13: The Pretender.

Proverbs 24:30: The Preview.

Proverbs 24:31: The Panorama.

Proverbs 24:32: The Pondering.

Proverbs 24:33: The Position.

Proverbs 24:34: The Poverty.

Proverbs 26:13: The Protection.

Proverbs 26:14: The Posture.

Proverbs 26:15: The Provisions.

Proverbs 26:16: The Pretenders.