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Proverbs 19:24

Proverbs 19:24 is verse 24 of Proverbs chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:22–26 · Berean Standard Bible

22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

24 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.

Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 24:30
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Proverbs 24:31
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:32
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

Proverbs 26:14
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

Proverbs 26:15
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Psalms 74:11
Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!