Proverbs 19:24
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
In context
22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
24 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 19:24 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- KJV King James Version
- A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- WEB World English Bible
- The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.