Proverbs 19:24
Strong's Lexicon
The sluggard
עָצֵ֣ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst)

buries
טָ֘מַ֤ן (ṭā·man)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2934: 1) to hide, conceal, bury 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hide 1a2) hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle) 1a3) darkness (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to hide

his hand
יָ֭דוֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

in the dish;
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת (baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6747: 1) dish, bowl

he will not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

bring it back
יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ (yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

his mouth.
פִּ֝֗יהוּ (pî·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.

New American Standard Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, [But] will not even bring it back to his mouth.

King James Bible
A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

New Living Translation
Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.

English Standard Version
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

New American Standard Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; 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.

NET Bible
The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

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

English Revised Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
















Cross References
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.

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

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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