Proverbs 19:15
Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14A house and its riches are given by parents. But a prudent wife is particularly from the Lord.
16Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11and then destitution will meet with you, like a traveler, and poverty, like an armed man. Yet truly, if you would be diligent, then your harvest will arrive like a fountain, and destitution will flee far from you.
Proverbs 18:9Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed. And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are all blind. They are all ignorant. They are mute dogs without the ability to bark, seeing empty things, sleeping and loving dreams.
Ephesians 5:14Because of this, it is said: “You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:15
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord . Note, 1. A discreet and virtuous wife is a choice gift of God's providence to a man—a wife that is prudent, in opposition to one that is contentious, v. 13 . For, though a wife that is continually finding fault may think it is her wit and wisdom to be so, it is really her folly; a prudent wife is meek and quiet, and makes the best of every thing. If a man has such a wife, let him not ascribe it to the wisdom of his own choice… Read the whole commentary →