Proverbs 26:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.”

Proverbs 26:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:15 in Context — Proverbs 26

13 Dice el perezoso: El león está en el camino; el león está en las calles.

14 Las puertas se revuelven en sus quicios: así el perezoso en su cama.

15 Esconde el perezoso su mano en el seno; cánsase de tornarla á su boca.

16 A su ver es el perezoso más sabio que siete que [le] den consejo.

17 El que pasando se deja llevar de la ira en pleito ajeno, es [como] el que toma al perro por las orejas.

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What Does Proverbs 26:15 Mean?

Proverbs 26:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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