Proverbs 19:24

Hebrew
ESV
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
NIV
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
NLT
Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
ἐγκρύπτων εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
χεῖρας ἀδίκως οὐδὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐδέ

greek

Meaning

* Not * Nor * Neither * Not even

A combination of the words οὐ (meaning no) and δέ (meaning however or but). The word οὐδέ adds another negative element to a sentence that already has one. οὐδέ can join words, phrases, or whole clauses. It often functions like English Matthew 6:20John 7:5Romans 3:10
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greek

The definite article
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greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:23 ← Proverbs 19:24 → Proverbs 19:25

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