Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
*‖The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr he is weary.
- *Cross-referenceChap.19.24.
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Proverbs 26:15
Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.
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Conceals, keeps from sight or knowledge, or lies concealed.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
14 As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
15*‖The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.
Selected passage16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
16The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.