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Proverbs 19:24
24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 19:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- New International Version (NIV)A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Context of Proverbs 19:24
22The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar. 23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil. A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again. 25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge. 26He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:24 word by word
טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:24
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 6:9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
- Proverbs 12:27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
- Proverbs 26:13The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
- Psalms 74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? [pluck it] out of thy bosom: consume [them].
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom - Is too lazy to feed himself, If he dip his hand once in the dish, he is too lazy to put it in a second time. It is a strange case that a man, through his excessive slothfulness, would rather starve than put himself to the trouble to eat.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Hideth his hand in his bosom - Better, dippeth his hand in the dish (compare 2 Kings 21:13). The scene brought before us is that of an Eastern feast. There are no knives, or forks, or spoons. Every guest has to help himself, or be helped by the host. Compare John 13:26.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 Indolence, when indulged, so grows upon people, that they have no heart to do the most needful things for themselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24This proverb humorously highlights the foolishness of laziness (see also Proverbs 10:4–6, 26; 12:11, 27; 13:4; 15:19; 18:9). See the parallel passage in Proverbs 26:15.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. bosom--literally, a wide dish in which the hand was plunged in eating (Mt 26:23). Compare Pr 26:15, the sentiment expressed with equal irony and less exaggeration.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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