Proverbs 19:24
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- KJV
- A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- WEB
- The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- ASV
- The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- DARBY
- A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
- BLB
- A lazy one hides his hand in the dish; even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
- ÅB
- Den late stikker sin hånd i fatet, men fører den ikke engang tilbake til sin munn.
- OTB
- Den late stikker hånden i fatet, men vil ikke engang føre den tilbake til munnen.
- B1930
- Den late stikker sin hånd i fatet, men fører den ikke engang tilbake til sin munn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Read in contextProverbs 6:9–10
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Read in contextProverbs 26:13–16
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Read in contextProverbs 24:30–34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Read in contextProverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Read in contextMark 14:20
And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
Read in contextProverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Read in contextMatthew 26:23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
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