24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!


In Context

21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord 's purpose that prevails.

22 What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

26 He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 19:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:24A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:24The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:24The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:24A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.