Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
New American Standard Bible
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
King James Version
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
American Standard Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Amplified
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Darby Translation
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Julia Smith Translation
The slothful one hiding his hand in the dish, also he will not turn it back to his mouth.
King James 2000
A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
Modern King James verseion
A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A slothful body shutteth his hand into his bosom; so that he cannot put it to his mouth.
NET Bible
The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
New Heart English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The Emphasized Bible
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
Webster
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
World English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Youngs Literal Translation
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
Interlinear
Yad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others
23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way. 24 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again. 25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:19
Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
Psalm 74:11
Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 12:27
He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
Proverbs 19:15
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Proverbs 26:13-16
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Matthew 26:23
And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me.
Mark 14:20
And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.