Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:15
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Berean Standard Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
King James Version
The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
World English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
American Standard Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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