Proverbs 26 · Verse 15

Proverbs 26:15

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:15, King James Version

Proverbs 26:15 in other translations

BSBThe slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
WEBThe sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
ASVThe sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
YLTThe slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
DARBYThe sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
BBEThe hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
WebsterThe slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

What does Proverbs 26:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. (Compare Pr 19:24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The sluggard is now out of his bed, but he might have lain there, for any thing he is likely to bring to pass in his work. It is common for men who will not do their duty, to pretend they cannot. Those that are slothful in religion, will not be at the pains to feed their souls with the bread of life, nor to fetch in promised blessings by prayer.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 26:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

טָ֘מַ֤ןta.Manhe hidesH2934
עָצֵ֣ל'a.Tzela sluggardH6102
יָ֭דוֹya.dohand hisH3027
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatin the dishH6747
נִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'Ahhe is wearyH3811
לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.Vahto bring back itH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פִּֽיו\׃Pivmouth hisH6310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 26:15

  • Proverbs 19:24

    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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
slothful.
19:24
it grieveth him. or, he is weary.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 26:14

    As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

  • Proverbs 26:15

    The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  • Proverbs 26:16

    The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

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Proverbs 26:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Esconde el perezoso su mano en el seno; cánsase de tornarla á su boca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le paresseux enfonce sa main dans le plat, il est las de la ramener à sa bouche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Hat der Faule seine Hand in die Schüssel gesteckt, beschwerlich wird es ihm, sie zu seinem Munde zurückzubringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.