The Meaning of Proverbs 26:15 Explained

Proverbs 26:15

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 26:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

1  observations about fools
13  about sluggards
17  and about contentious busybodies

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:15 mean?

Buries the lazy [man] his hand in the bowl it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth
טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת נִ֝לְאָ֗ה לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֶל־ פִּֽיו

טָ֘מַ֤ן  Buries 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמַן  
Sense: to hide, conceal, bury.
עָצֵ֣ל  the  lazy  [man] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָצֵל  
Sense: sluggish, lazy.
יָ֭דוֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת  in  the  bowl 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צַלַּחַת 
Sense: dish, bowl.
נִ֝לְאָ֗ה  it  wearies  him 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָאָה  
Sense: to be weary, be impatient, be grieved, be offended.
לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ  to  bring  it  back 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
פִּֽיו  his  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.

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