Proverbs 26:15

Some 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.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14A door continually swings back and forth on its hinges and does not go anywhere; similarly [SIM], lazy people just continually turn over in their beds and never do anything.

16Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer others’ questions with good sense.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:24Some 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.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:15

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. Having seen the slothful man in fear of his work, here we find him in love with his ease; he lies in his bed on one side till he is weary of that, and then turns to the other, but still in his bed, when it is far in the day and work is to be done, as the door is moved, but not removed; and so his business is neglected and his opportunities are let slip. See the sluggard's character. 1. He is one that does not care to get out of his bed, but… Read the whole commentary →

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