Proverbs 19:24
טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם ־ אֶל ־ פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
23יִרְאַת יְהוָה לְחַיִּים וְשָׂבֵעַ יָלִין בַּל ־ יִפָּקֶד רָֽע ׃
25לֵץ תַּכֶּה וּפֶתִי יַעְרִם וְהוֹכִיחַ לְנָבוֹן יָבִין דָּֽעַת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 74:11לָמָּה תָשִׁיב יָדְךָ וִֽימִינֶךָ מִקֶּרֶב חוקך כַלֵּֽה ׃
Proverbs 12:27לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידוֹ וְהוֹן ־ אָדָם יָקָר חָרֽוּץ ׃
Proverbs 19:15עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָֽב ׃
Proverbs 24:30עַל ־ שְׂדֵה אִישׁ ־ עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל ־ כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר ־ לֵֽב ׃
Proverbs 26:15טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת נִלְאָה לַֽהֲשִׁיבָהּ אֶל ־ פִּֽיו ׃
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 →