Indolence, when indulged, so grows upon people, that they have no heart to do the most needful things for themselves.
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Proverbs 19:24
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:22-29Mixed maxims of life-wisdom I. HUMAN KINDNESS. (Proverbs 19:22.) There is no purer delight than in the feelings of love and the practical exercise of universal kindness. If the mere pleasure of the selfish and the benev…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:24A sluggard is here exposed as a fool, for, 1. All his care is to save himself from labour and cold. See his posture: He hides his hand in his bosom, pretends he is lame and cannot work; his hands are cold, and he must w…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:24A slothful man hideth him hand in his bosom; Revised Version, the sluggard burieth his hand in the disk. The word tsallachath, translated "bosom" here and in the parallel passage, Proverbs 26:15 (where see note), is rig…Joseph S. Exell and contributors