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A memorable picture of sloth appears in Proverbs 19:24: The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, but will not even bring it back to his mouth (v. 24). Solomon uses exaggeration to expose absurd laziness.
The sluggard is so inactive that he cannot finish even the motion required to feed himself. The image is intentionally almost laughable. It shows how folly can reduce a person to uselessness even when provision is close at hand.
This verse teaches that laziness is not just low energy; it is failed follow-through. Opportunity is present, but diligence is absent. The sluggard reaches only halfway, and that half-heartedness keeps him from the fruit that could have been his.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 19:24 Meaning
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