Proverbs 19:24
The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 74:11And I will break all the horns of sinners. And the horns of the just will be exalted.
Proverbs 12:27The dishonest will not discover gain. But the substance of a man will be like precious gold.
Proverbs 19:15Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man,
Proverbs 26:15The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Mark 14:20And he said to them: “It is one of the twelve, who dips his hand with me in the dish.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:24
23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. See what those that get by it that live in the fear of God, and always make conscience of their duty to him. 1. Safety: They shall not be visited with evil; they may be visited with sickness or other afflictions, but there shall be no evil in them, nothing to hurt them, because nothing to separate them from the love of God, or hurt to the soul. 2. Satisfaction: They shall abide satisfied; they… Read the whole commentary →