Proverbs 26:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:15 in Context — Proverbs 26
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
What Does Proverbs 26:15 Mean?
Proverbs 26:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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