New King James Version
Proverbs 19:24
24A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as 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 Living Translation (NLT)Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
Context of Proverbs 19:24
22What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. 23The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge. 26He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:24 word by word
טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:24
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 6:9How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
- Proverbs 12:27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
- Proverbs 26:13The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”
- Psalms 74:11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy 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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