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Proverbs 19:24

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

KJV

Abscondit piger manum suam sub ascella, nec ad os suum applicat eam.

Vulgate

υἱὸς ἀπολειπόμενος φυλάξαι παιδείαν πατρὸς μελετήσει ῥήσεις κακάς.

LXX

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

ASV

טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭ד/וֹ בַּ/צַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם אֶל פִּ֝֗י/הוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נָּה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
הוּ
hv
verb · 31×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
י
y
noun · 496×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עָצֵ֣ל
'tsl
adjective · 14×
צַּלָּ֑חַת
tslcht
noun · 3×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Mark 14:20 — And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
  • Prov 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
  • Prov 6:9 — How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
  • Prov 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 12:27 — The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
  • Prov 15:19 — The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
  • Prov 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 — The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
  • Prov 24:30 — I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
  • Prov 26:13 — The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
  • Prov 26:15 — The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.