Why do you hold back your hand; why do you keep your hand in your bosom?
Proverbs 19:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to the mouth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. American Standard Version (1901) The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Common English Bible Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl; they won’t even put it to their mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth. |
Why do you hold back your hand; why do you keep your hand in your bosom?
The lazy do not roast their game, but the diligent obtain precious wealth.
The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
The craving of the lazy person is fatal, for lazy hands refuse to labor.
He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.