Proverbs 26:15

Proverbs chapter 26 · verse 15 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.14Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

v.15This passage

v.16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.