15The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.


In Context

12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

17 As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel.

Proverbs 26:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:15The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:15The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:15The slothful hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.