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he will not even bring it back to his mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A slothful <i>man</i> hideth his hand in <i>his</i> bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A lazy <i>man</i> buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The lazy one buries his hand in the dish, <i>But</i> will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, <i>And</i> will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, <i>But</i> will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish, But will not even bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn&#8217t even bring it back to his mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some people are too lazy to lift a hand to feed themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A lazy person puts his fork in his food. He doesn't even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The slothful has hidden his hand in a dish, "" Even to his mouth he does not bring it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sluggard buries a hand in the dish; not even lifting it to the mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to the mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A sluggard hides his hands in his bosom and will not even try to bring them to his mouth again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A lazy man that hides his hands in his chest will not even bring them to his mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that unjustly hides his hands in his bosom, will not even <i>bring</i> them up to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3878" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6102.htm" title="6102: ‘ā·ṣêl (Adj-ms) -- Sluggish, lazy. From atsal; indolent.">The slacker</a> <a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: ṭā·man (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">buries</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6747.htm" title="6747: baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A dish. From tsalach; something advanced or deep, i.e. A bowl; figuratively, the bosom.">in the dish;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yə·šî·ḇen·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">bring it back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">his mouth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Proverbs 26:15</a></span><br />The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-11</a></span><br />Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. / Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, / it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Proverbs 24:30-34</a></span><br />I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. / Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. / I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-4.htm">Proverbs 13:4</a></span><br />The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Proverbs 20:4</a></span><br />The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Proverbs 21:25-26</a></span><br />The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. / All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:18</a></span><br />Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Matthew 25:24-30</a></span><br />Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. / So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ / ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:10-12</a></span><br />For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” / For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. / We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Hebrews 6:12</a></span><br />Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-11.htm">Romans 12:11</a></span><br />Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47-48</a></span><br />That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. / But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17-18</a></span><br />So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. / But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a></span><br />If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Proverbs 19:15</a></b></br> Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm">Proverbs 6:9,10</a></b></br> How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm">Proverbs 12:27</a></b></br> The slothful <i>man</i> roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man <i>is</i> precious.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Buries</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Burieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-13.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-20.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-18.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-9.htm">Slothful</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Sluggard</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Buries</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Burieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-8.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Slothful</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Sluggard</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The slacker buries his hand in the dish;</b><br>This phrase paints a vivid picture of laziness and apathy. In ancient Near Eastern culture, meals were often communal, with shared dishes. The act of burying one's hand in the dish suggests an initial effort or intention to partake in the meal. However, the slacker's inability to follow through highlights a deeper issue of slothfulness. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to laziness, such as <a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-11</a>, which admonishes the sluggard to learn from the ant's diligence. The communal meal setting also underscores the social implications of laziness, as it affects not only the individual but also the community.<p><b>he will not even bring it back to his mouth.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the extreme nature of the slacker's laziness. Despite having the means and opportunity to satisfy his hunger, he lacks the motivation to complete the simple task of feeding himself. This hyperbolic expression serves as a warning against the dangers of complacency and the failure to act. It echoes the broader biblical theme of the consequences of sloth, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Proverbs 24:30-34</a>, where neglect leads to ruin. The inability to bring the hand back to the mouth can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual laziness, where one fails to nourish their soul with God's word, as encouraged in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sluggard.htm">The Sluggard</a></b><br>A recurring character in the Book of Proverbs, representing laziness and a lack of initiative. The sluggard is often used as a cautionary example of what not to be.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dish.htm">The Dish</a></b><br>Symbolic of provision and opportunity. In ancient times, sharing a dish was a common practice, representing sustenance and the means to satisfy one's hunger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_eating.htm">The Act of Eating</a></b><br>A basic human necessity and a metaphor for taking action to meet one's needs. The failure to complete this simple act highlights the extreme laziness of the sluggard.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_laziness.htm">The Danger of Laziness</a></b><br>Laziness can lead to missed opportunities and unmet needs. The sluggard's inability to complete even the simplest task of feeding himself serves as a warning against complacency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_diligence.htm">The Importance of Diligence</a></b><br>Diligence is a virtue that leads to provision and success. By contrasting the sluggard with diligent individuals, we learn the value of hard work and perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_laziness.htm">Spiritual Laziness</a></b><br>Just as physical laziness can lead to hunger, spiritual laziness can lead to a lack of growth and fulfillment in one's faith. We must be proactive in our spiritual disciplines.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is responsible for their own actions and well-being. The sluggard's failure to act is a reminder that we must take responsibility for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_absurdity_of_inaction.htm">The Absurdity of Inaction</a></b><br>The image of the sluggard with his hand in the dish but not bringing it to his mouth highlights the absurdity of inaction. It challenges us to reflect on areas in our lives where we may be failing to act.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_cause_suffering.htm">Does idleness lead to poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_say_on_laziness.htm">What does Proverbs say about lazy people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/repay_evil_with_evil.htm">Should we repay evil with evil? (Proverbs 24:29 vs. Romans 12:17)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_laziness.htm">What does the Bible say about laziness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom.</span>--Better, in the <span class= "ital">dish </span>that stood in the middle of the table at an Oriental dinner, into which the guests dipped their hands to take out the food for themselves (<a href="/matthew/26-23.htm" title="And he answered and said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.">Matthew 26:23</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A slothful man hideth him hand in his bosom</span>; Revised Version, <span class="accented">the sluggard burieth his hand in the disk.</span> The word <span class="accented">tsallachath</span>, translated "bosom" here and in the parallel passage, <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Proverbs 26:15</a> (where see note), is rightly rendered "dish" (<a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a>). At an Oriental meal the guests sit round a table, on which is placed a dish containing the food, from which every one helps himself with his fingers, knives, spoons, and forks being never used (comp. <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Ruth 2:14</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-23.htm">Matthew 26:23</a>). Sometimes the holt himself helps a guest whom ha wishes to honour (comp. <a href="/john/13-26.htm">John 13:26</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And will not so much as bring it to him mouth</span> <span class="cmt_word">again</span> He finds it too great an exertion to feed himself, an hyperbolical way of denoting the gross laziness which recoils from the slightest labour, and will not take the least trouble to win its livelihood. An Arabic proverb says, "He dies of hunger under the date tree." Septuagint, "He who unjustly hideth his hands in his bosom will not even apply them to his mouth;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> he who will not work will never feed himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The sluggard</span><br /><span class="heb">עָצֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6102.htm">Strong's 6102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sluggish, lazy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">buries</span><br /><span class="heb">טָ֘מַ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·man)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭דוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the dish;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת</span> <span class="translit">(baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6747.htm">Strong's 6747: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something advanced, deep, a bowl, the bosom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring it back</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his mouth.</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֝֗יהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-24.htm">Proverbs 19:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-24.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:24 The sluggard buries his hand (Prov. 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