Proverbs 26:15

A slow man hideth his hands under his armpit; and he travaileth, if he turneth them up to his mouth. (A lazy person hideth his hands under his armpit; and he laboureth, if he turneth them up to his mouth.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

14As a door is turned in his hinges; so a slow man in his bed. (Like a door turning on its hinges, is a lazy person turning in his bed.)

16A slow man seemeth wiser to himself, than seven men speaking sentences. (A lazy person seemeth wiser to himself, than seven people speaking forth their thoughts.)

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:24A slow man, ( that is, a lazy person), hideth his hand under his armpit, and putteth it not to his mouth.

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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