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Proverbs 26:15 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.Proverbs 26:15 · King James Version
Proverbs 26:15 in context
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- slothfulʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- grievethlâʼâhto tireH3811 →
- hidethṭâmanto hideH2934 →
- bosomtsallachathsomething advanced or deepH6747 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
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The sluggard has now, with much ado, got out of his bed, but he might as well have lain there still for any thing he is likely to bring to pass in his work, so awkwardly does he go about it. Observe, 1. The pretence he makes for his slothfulness: He hides his hand in his bosom for fear of cold;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary