Proverbs 19:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁴ A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ 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

²⁴ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl; they won’t even put it to their mouth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ 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

²⁴ The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 19:24 Cross References

Psalm 74:11

Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.

Matthew 26:23

And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

Mark 14:20

And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.