Proverbs 26:15 KJV

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

Matthew Henry

  • Proverbs 26:1–28Honour is out of season to those unworthy and unfit for it. 2. He that is cursed without cause, the curse shall do him no more harm than the bird that flies...

Parallel Passages

  • Proverbs 19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 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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Topics

  • Idleness General scriptures concerning Idleness
  • Slothfulness General scriptures concerning Slothfulness

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The slothful עָצֵל ʿāṣēl עָצֵל Adjective · masculine singular
  • hideth טָמַן ṭāman טָמַן Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • his hand יָדוֹ yādô יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • in his bosom בַּצַּלָּחַת baṣṣallāḥat צַלַּחַת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • it grieveth נִלְאָה nilʾâ לָאָה Verb · niphal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • him to bring it again לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ lahăšîbāh שׁוּב Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person feminine singular
  • to his mouth אֶל ʾel Preposition פִּיו pîw פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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