Proverbs 19:24
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish to take some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Translation for Translators
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 do you refuse to help [MTY, RHQ] us? Why do you keep your hand inside your cloak instead of using it to destroy our enemies [RHQ]?
Proverbs 12:27Lazy people do not even cook the meat of the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
Proverbs 19:15Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry because of not earning money to buy food.
Proverbs 24:30One day I walked by the vineyards of a lazy man, a man who did not have good sense.
Proverbs 26:15Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish to get some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Mark 14:20Then he said to them, “It is one of you twelve disciples, the one who is dipping bread into the sauce in the dish along with me.
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 →