Proverbs 19:24

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

22We all want other people to show faithful love. It is better to be poor than to deceive other people. 23If you respect and obey the Lord, you will enjoy life. You will have peace in your mind and no trouble will destroy you. A lazy person pushes his hand into his bowl of food. But then he is too lazy to lift his hand up to his mouth. 25If you beat a proud fool, a silly person may learn to be careful. If you warn a wise person, he himself will learn a lesson. 26Anyone who robs his father or chases away his mother is a bad son who brings shame to his family.

Proverbs 19:24 word by word

טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A slothfulעָצֵל‛âtsêl · sluggishH6102
• hidethטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• bosomצַלַּ֫חַתtsallachath · dishH6747
• and will not so much as bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• it to his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:24

• Proverbs 19:15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry.
• Proverbs 6:9But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work?
• Proverbs 12:27A lazy person does not cook the animals that he has caught. But if you work hard, you will enjoy many valuable things.
• Proverbs 15:19A lazy person always has problems, as if he is walking through thorn bushes. But an honest person walks on a straight road through life.
• Proverbs 24:30I walked past the field of a lazy person. And I walked past the vineyard of a stupid person.
• Proverbs 26:13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
• Psalms 74:11Why do you do nothing to help us? Use your power now to punish 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

Topics related to Proverbs 19:24

• Idleness
• Slothfulness

In the dictionaries

• Cruse
• Judgment
• Pity
• Scorner
• Slothfulness
• Bosom
• Dish
• Hand
• Pan
• Proverb

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