Proverbs 19:24
An atzel (sluggard, lazy one) thrusteth his yad into his dish, 1 and will not so much as bring it back to his peh (mouth) again. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 74:11Why withdrawest Thou Thy Yad, even Thy Yamin (Right Hand)? 1 Take it out of Thy Kheyk (bosom) and destroy. + 74:11 them 1
Proverbs 12:27The remiyyah (deceitfully lazy man) roasteth not that which he took in hunting, 1 but diligence is the precious possession of man. 1
Proverbs 19:15Atzlah (slothfulness, laziness) casteth into a tardemah (deep sleep), 1 and a nefesh remiyyah (a deceitfully lazy soul) shall suffer hunger. 1
Proverbs 24:30I went by the sadeh of the ish atzel (sluggard, lazy one), 1 and went past the kerem (vineyard) of the adam chasar lev (the man void of lev ), + 24:30 of understanding 1
Proverbs 26:15The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) hideth his yad in his dish; 1 itʼs too tiring to bring it back to his peh (mouth) again. 1
Mark 14:20And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, It is one of the Shneym Asar, the one dipping with me into the bowl. + 14:20 Ex 12:8; Ps 41:9 [10]
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 →