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King James Bible - Proverbs 19:24

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:24

¶ El perezoso esconde su mano en el seno; aun a su boca no la llevará.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:24

Verse 24. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom ] Is too lazy to feed himself, If he dip his hand once in the dish, he is too lazy to put it in a second time. It is a strange case that a man, through his excessive slothfulness, would rather starve than put himself to the trouble to eat.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 24. A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom , etc.] In cold weather to keep it warm, and at other times, as unwilling to use it in labour; it is the proper posture and just attitude of a slothful man. The word for “bosom” is sometimes used for a “pot” or “platter” f550 ; and then the sense is, that he puts his hands under a pot over a fire to warm them; or in one removed at some distance from the fire, as Jarchi; or rather it may signify his putting his hand into a plate of food, and yet so slothful, as it follows, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again ; so sluggish, that he will rather starve than be at the pains to feed himself; he will not take his hand out of his bosom, to take food out of the dish to feed himself with; and even when his hand is in the dish, he will not take it from thence again, and lift it to his mouth; an hyperbolical expression. Gussetius thinks, it may have respect to such slothful men, who are careless and negligent to their souls; who, though they have the holy Scriptures in their hands, like a vessel full of wholesome food for the soul, yet will not make use of the least mite out of them, that they may receive eternal life.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 24 - Indolence, when indulged, so grows upon people, that they have no hear to do the most needful things for themselves.

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Original Hebrew

טמן 2934 עצל 6102 ידו 3027 בצלחת 6747 גם 1571 אל 413 פיהו 6310 לא 3808 ישׁיבנה׃ 7725