Parallel Verses
King James Version
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
New American Standard Bible
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Holman Bible
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.
International Standard Version
The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.
A Conservative Version
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
American Standard Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Amplified
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Bible in Basic English
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
Darby Translation
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Julia Smith Translation
The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.
King James 2000
A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
Modern King James verseion
A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A slothful body shutteth his hand into his bosom; so that he cannot put it to his mouth.
NET Bible
The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
New Heart English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The Emphasized Bible
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
Webster
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
World English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Youngs Literal Translation
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
Interlinear
Yad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others
23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Psalm 74:11
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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.