Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Isaiah 56:10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on 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 →